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		<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
				<script type="text/javascript">

			function setCookieKvs() {
			    var cookies = document.cookie.split(';');
			    for (var i = 1 ; i <= cookies.length; i++) {
			        var cookie	=	(cookies[i-1]).trim();
			        if(cookie.substring(0, 2) == "t_"){
			        	var parts 		= 	cookie.split("=");
			        	if((parts.length == 2) && (parts[1] == "1")){
			        		cookie_name	=	parts[0].trim();
			        		dfp_kvs[cookie_name] = 1;
			        	}
			        }
			    }
			}

			var dfp_kvs = new Object();
			var hb_floor_split = Math.floor(Math.random() * 10) % 3;
			if (hb_floor_split == 0)
				dfp_kvs['hb_floor'] = 'hb_legacy';
			else if (hb_floor_split == 1)
				dfp_kvs['hb_floor'] = 'hb_alone';
			else if (hb_floor_split == 2)
				dfp_kvs['hb_floor'] = 'none';

			dfp_kvs['adx_always_on'] = (Math.floor(Math.random() * 10) > 0 ? 1 : 0);
			dfp_kvs['FL_toyota'] = (Math.floor(Math.random() * 10) > 0 ? 1 : 0);
			dfp_kvs['FL_PIN'] = (Math.floor(Math.random() * 10) > 0 ? 1 : 0);
			dfp_kvs['FL_dfl'] = (Math.floor(Math.random() * 10) > 0 ? 1 : 0);

			setCookieKvs();

		    var googletag = googletag || {};
		    googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || [];
			    var adUnits = [{
			    	slot: '/1009999/BD_Articles_Leaderboard',
			        code: 'wfi-ad-slot-leaderboard',
			        sizes: [[728, 90], [970, 66], [970, 90], [970, 145]],
			        bids: [
			            { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '315886' } },
			          // { bidder: 'brealtime', params: { placementId: '10955189' } },
			            //{ bidder: 'yieldbot', params: { psn: '2310', slot: 'leaderboard' } },
//			            { bidder: 'springserve', params: { impId: 26, supplyPartnerId: 26 } },
			            { bidder: 'pulsepoint', params: { cf: '728x90', cp: 560010, ct: 433134 } },
			        	{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: "13710", siteId: "62712", zoneId: "298736" } }, // articles lb
			            { bidder: 'districtm', params: { placementId: '7049372' } },
			            { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '7050453' } },
			            //{ bidder: 'defymedia', params: { placementId: '7050865' } },
			            { bidder: 'aol', params: { network: '10496.1', placement: '3971186' } },
			            { bidder: 'indexExchange', params: { id: "1", siteID: 169943 } },
			        ]
			    },{
					slot: '/1009999/BD_Articles_Right_Jumbo',
			        code: 'wfi-ad-slot-right-multi',
			        sizes: [[300, 250], [300, 600], [336, 280]],
			        bids: [
			            { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '315899' } },
			            { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '322555' } },
			            { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '315901' } },
			          // { bidder: 'brealtime', params: { placementId: '10955323' } },
			            //{ bidder: 'yieldbot', params: { psn: '2310', slot: 'rec' } },
			            //{ bidder: 'yieldbot', params: { psn: '2310', slot: 'sb' } },
//			            { bidder: 'springserve', params: { impId: 26, supplyPartnerId: 26 } },
			            { bidder: 'pulsepoint', params: { cf: '300x250', cp: 560010, ct: 433132 } },
			            { bidder: 'pulsepoint', params: { cf: '300x600', cp: 560010, ct: 433135 } },
			        	{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: "13710", siteId: "62712", zoneId: "298736" } }, // articles rec
			            { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '7050465' } },
			            //{ bidder: 'defymedia', params: { placementId: '7050869' } },
			            { bidder: 'aol', params: { network: '10496.1', placement: '3971185' } },
			            { bidder: 'aol', params: { network: '10496.1', placement: '3971102' } },
			            { bidder: 'indexExchange', params: { id:"2", siteID: 169945 } },
					]
			    },{
			    	slot: '/1009999/BD_Articles_Lower_Jumbo',
			        code: 'wfi-ad-slot-in-content',
			        sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280], [580, 400]],
			        bids: [
			            { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '315904' } },
			          // { bidder: 'brealtime', params: { placementId: '10955870' } },
			            //{ bidder: 'yieldbot', params: { psn: '2310', slot: 'medrec' } },
//			            { bidder: 'springserve', params: { impId: 26, supplyPartnerId: 26 } },
			            { bidder: 'pulsepoint', params: { cf: '300x250', cp: 560010, ct: 433139 } }, // incontent
			        	{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: "13710", siteId: "62712", zoneId: "298736" } }, // articles rec
			            { bidder: 'districtm', params: { placementId: '7049375' } },
			            { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '7050467' } },
			            //{ bidder: 'defymedia', params: { placementId: '7050871' } },
			            { bidder: 'aol', params: { network: '10496.1', placement: '3971187' } },
			            { bidder: 'indexExchange', params: { id:"4", siteID: 171291 } },
					]
			    },{
			    	slot: '/1009999/BD_Articles_Lower_Right_Jumbo',
			        code: 'wfi-ad-slot-deep',
			        sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280]],
			        bids: [
			            { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '315911' } },
			           //{ bidder: 'brealtime', params: { placementId: '10955611' } },
//			            { bidder: 'springserve', params: { impId: 26, supplyPartnerId: 26 } },
			            { bidder: 'pulsepoint', params: { cf: '300x250', cp: 560010, ct: 433133 } }, // deep
			            { bidder: 'districtm', params: { placementId: '7049379' } },
			            { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '7050469' } },
			            //{ bidder: 'defymedia', params: { placementId: '7050873' } },
			            { bidder: 'aol', params: { network: '10496.1', placement: '3971188' } },
			            { bidder: 'indexExchange', params: { id:"5", siteID: 171292 } },
					]
			    },{
			    	slot: '/1009999/BD_Articles_Sky',
			        code: 'wfi-ad-slot-sky',
			        sizes: [[160, 600], [120, 600]],
			        bids: [
			            { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '315907'} },
			          // { bidder: 'brealtime', params: { placementId: '10968739' } },
			            //{ bidder: 'yieldbot', params: { psn: '2310', slot: 'sky' } },
//			            { bidder: 'springserve', params: { impId: 26, supplyPartnerId: 26 } },
			            { bidder: 'pulsepoint', params: { cf: '160x600', cp: 560010, ct: 433137 } },
			        	{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: "13710", siteId: "62712", zoneId: "298736-9" } }, // articles sky
			            { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '7050470' } },
			            { bidder: 'indexExchange', params: { id:"6", siteID: 171293 } },
			        ]
			    },{
			    	slot: '/1009999/BD_Articles_Deep_Right_Jumbo',
			        code: 'wfi-ad-slot-deep-right',
			        sizes: [[300, 250]],
			        bids: []
			    }
			];
	//		   	adUnits.forEach(function(unit) {
//		   		unit.bids.push({ bidder: 'sonobi', params: { ad_unit: unit.slot, dom_id: unit.code }});
//			});
			
					//load the apstag.js library
!function(a9,a,p,s,t,A,g){if(a[a9])return;function q(c,r){a[a9]._Q.push([c,r])}a[a9]={init:function(){q("i",arguments)},fetchBids:function(){q("f",arguments)},setDisplayBids:function(){},targetingKeys:function(){return[]},_Q:[]};A=p.createElement(s);A.async=!0;A.src=t;g=p.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];g.parentNode.insertBefore(A,g)}("apstag",window,document,"script","//c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js");

//initialize the apstag.js library on the page to allow bidding
apstag.init({
     pubID:  'bdee6512-6646-4310-abbe-0fbd09e51391', //enter your pub ID here as shown above, it must within quotes
     adServer: 'googletag'
});

//var slotsForAmazonAds=[];
//adUnits.forEach(function(unit) {
	//if (!!unit.defined) {
	//} else if (!!document.getElementById(unit.code)) {
		//var slotForAmazonAd = {
			//slotId: unit.code,
			//slotName: unit.slot,
			//sizes: unit.sizes
		//}
		//slotsForAmazonAds.push(slotForAmazonAd);
		//unit.defined = true;
	//}
//});
apstag.fetchBids({
     slots: [{
         slotID: 'wfi-ad-slot-deep',
         slotName: '/1009999/BD_Terms_Deep_Lower_Jumbo',
         sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280], [300, 220]]
     },{
         slotID: 'wfi-ad-slot-leaderboard',
         slotName: '/1009999/BD_Terms_Leaderboard',
         sizes: [[728, 90], [970, 66], [970, 90], [970, 145]]
     },{
         slotID: 'wfi-ad-slot-right-multi',
         slotName: '/1009999/BD_Terms_Right_Multi',
         sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280], [300, 600]]
     },{
         slotID: 'wfi-ad-slot-deep-right',
         slotName: '/1009999/BD_Terms_Deep_Right_Jumbo',
         sizes: [[300, 250]]
     },{
         slotID: 'wfi-ad-slot-in-content',
         slotName: '/1009999/BD_Terms_Lower_Jumbo',
         sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280], [300, 220], [400, 310]]
     },{
         slotID: 'wfi-ad-slot-sky',
         slotName: '/1009999/BD_Terms_Wide_Sky_Sticky',
         sizes: [[160,600], [120,600]]
     },{
         slotID: 'wfi-ad-slot-leaderboard',
         slotName: '/1009999/BD_Articles_Leaderboard',
         sizes: [[728, 90], [970, 66], [970, 90], [970, 145]]
     },{
         slotID: 'wfi-ad-slot-right-multi',
         slotName: '/1009999/BD_Articles_Right_Jumbo',
         sizes: [[300, 250], [300, 600], [336, 280]]
     },{
         slotID: 'wfi-ad-slot-in-content',
         slotName: '/1009999/BD_Articles_Lower_Jumbo',
         sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280], [580, 400]]
     },{
         slotID: 'wfi-ad-slot-deep',
         slotName: '/1009999/BD_Articles_Lower_Right_Jumbo',
         sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280]]
     },{
         slotID: 'wfi-ad-slot-sky',
         slotName: '/1009999/BD_Articles_Sky',
         sizes: [[160, 600], [120, 600]]
     },{
         slotID: 'wfi-ad-slot-deep-right',
         slotName: '/1009999/BD_Articles_Deep_Right_Jumbo',
         sizes: [[300, 250]]
     }],
     timeout: 2e3
}, function(bids) {
     // set apstag targeting on googletag, then trigger the first DFP request in googletag's disableInitialLoad integration
     googletag.cmd.push(function(){
         apstag.setDisplayBids();
         // googletag.pubads().refresh();
     });
}); 

		    function force_ad_display() {
			   	adUnits.forEach(function(unit) {
					if (!!unit.defined) {
					} else if (!!document.getElementById(unit.code)) {
						googletag.cmd.push(function() {
							var slot = googletag.defineSlot(unit.slot, unit.sizes, unit.code);
							slot.addService(googletag.pubads());
							slot.setTargeting("hb_bidder_list", [bidder_list]);
							console.log('hb_bidder_list[' + bidder_list + ']');
							if (!!dfp_kvs) {
								for (var key in dfp_kvs) {
									slot.setTargeting(key, [dfp_kvs[key]]);
									console.log('dynamically setting key[' + key + '] value[' + dfp_kvs[key] + ']');
								}
							}
						});
						unit.defined = true;
					}
				});
				googletag.cmd.push(function() {
					googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest();
					googletag.enableServices();
				});
			   	adUnits.forEach(function(unit) {
					if (!!unit.displayed) {
					} else if (!!document.getElementById(unit.code)) {
						googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(unit.code);});
						unit.displayed = true;
					} else {
					}
				});
			}
		    var bidder_list = 'GSBYPRODAFLIX';
			/*if (Math.random() < 0.01) { // disable header bidding for this impression
				bidder_list = 'G';
				(function() {
					var useSSL = 'https:' == document.location.protocol;
					var src = (useSSL ? 'https:' : 'http:') + '//www.googletagservices.com/tag/js/gpt.js';
					document.write('<scr' + 'ipt src="' + src + '"></scr' + 'ipt>');
				})();
				document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function (event) {
					force_ad_display();
				});
			} else {*/
				if (Math.random() < 0.12) {
					var permutations = new Array('BYPRODAFLIX', 'SYPRODAFLIX', 'SBPRODAFLIX', 'SBYRODAFLIX', 'SBYPODAFLIX', 'SBYPRDAFLIX', 'SBYPROAFLIX', 'SBYPRODFLIX', 'SBYPRODALIX', 'SBYPRODAFIX', 'SBPRODAFLX', 'SBYPRODAFLIX');
					var rand = Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000) % (permutations.length - 1);
					bidder_list = 'G' + permutations[rand];
//					console.log('altering hb_bidder_list[' + bidder_list + ']');
					var bidders = [
				    	{ name: 'sovrn', hb_split_identifier: 'S'},
				    	//{ name: 'brealtime', hb_split_identifier: 'B'},
				    	{ name: 'yieldbot', hb_split_identifier: 'Y'},
				    	{ name: 'pulsepoint', hb_split_identifier: 'P'},
						{ name: 'sonobi', hb_split_identifier: 'O'},
						{ name: 'rubicon', hb_split_identifier: 'R'},
						{ name: 'districtm', hb_split_identifier: 'D'},
						{ name: 'appnexus', hb_split_identifier: 'A'},
						//{ name: 'defymedia', hb_split_identifier: 'F'},
						{ name: 'aol', hb_split_identifier: 'L'},
						{ name: 'indexExchange', hb_split_identifier: 'I'},
						{ name: 'openx', hb_split_identifier: 'X'},
					];
					for (var bidders_i = 0; bidders_i < bidders.length; bidders_i++) {
						var bidder = bidders[bidders_i];
						if (bidder_list.indexOf(bidder.hb_split_identifier) < 1) {
//							console.log('removing bidder[' + bidder.name + '] for mv test');
							for (var adUnits_i = 0; adUnits_i < adUnits.length; adUnits_i++) {
								for (bids_i = 0; bids_i < adUnits[adUnits_i].bids.length; bids_i++) {
//									console.log("adUnits bidder[" + adUnits[adUnits_i].bids[bids_i].bidder + "] removing[" + bidder.name + "]");
									if (adUnits[adUnits_i].bids[bids_i].bidder == bidder.name) {
										console.log(' + removing');
										adUnits[adUnits_i].bids.splice(bids_i, 1);
										bids_i = 0;
									}
								}
							}
						}
					}
				}

				var prebid_finished = false;
				var openx_finished = true;
				var gpt_loaded = false;

				if (bidder_list.indexOf('X') >= 0) {
					// build the openx admap
					var OX_dfp_ads = [];
					adUnits.forEach(function(unit) {
						var sizes = [];
						for(i = 0; i < unit.sizes.length; i++) {
							var size = unit.sizes[i];
							sizes.push(size[0] + 'x' + size[1]);
						}
						OX_dfp_ads.push([unit.slot, sizes, unit.code]);
					});
					// add the openx api
					(function() {
						var openx = document.createElement("script");
						openx.async = true;
						openx.type = "text/javascript";
						var useSSL = "https:" == document.location.protocol;
						openx.src = (useSSL ? "https:" : "http:") + '//webfinance-d.openx.net/w/1.0/jstag?nc=1009999-webfinance';
						var node = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];
						node.parentNode.insertBefore(openx, node);
					})();
					// define the openx callback
					function oxDone() {
						openx_finished = true;
						console.log('openx is back... dumping values');
						console.log(OX.dfp_bidder.getPriceMap());
						OX.dfp_bidder.setOxTargeting = function(slots) {
							try {
								if (!slots) {
									slots = googletag.pubads().getSlots()
								}
								var map = OX.dfp_bidder.getPriceMap();
								for (i=0;i<slots.length;i++) {
									var div = slots[i].getSlotId().getDomId();
									if (div in map) {
										console.log('setting openx div[' + div + '] k[oxb] v[' + map[div]['size']+'_'+map[div]['price'] + ']');
										slots[i].setTargeting('oxb',map[div]['size']+'_'+map[div]['price']);
									}
								}
							} catch (e) {}
						}
					}
				} else {
					openx_finished = true;
				}

				function force_gpt() {
					if (!gpt_loaded) {
						gpt_loaded = true;
				        (function() {
				            var gads = document.createElement('script');
				            gads.async = true;
				            gads.type = 'text/javascript';
				            var useSSL = 'https:' == document.location.protocol;
				            gads.src = (useSSL ? 'https:' : 'http:') +
				            '//www.googletagservices.com/tag/js/gpt.js';
				            var node = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
				            node.parentNode.insertBefore(gads, node);
				        })();
					}
				}

				function try_gpt() {
					if (openx_finished && prebid_finished) {
						force_gpt();
					}
				}

			    var PREBID_TIMEOUT = 1000;
			    setTimeout(function() {force_gpt();}, PREBID_TIMEOUT);
			    var pbjs = pbjs || {};
			    pbjs.que = pbjs.que || [];
			    (function() {
			        var d = document, pbs = d.createElement("script"), pro = d.location.protocal;
			        pbs.type = "text/javascript";
			        pbs.src = '/js/prebid/prebid.js';
			        var target = document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0];
			        target.insertBefore(pbs, target.firstChild);
			    })();

			    pbjs.que.push(function(){
			    	pbjs.setPriceGranularity('high');
				    pbjs.addAdUnits(adUnits);
				    pbjs.aliasBidder('appnexus', 'districtm');
				    pbjs.aliasBidder('appnexus', 'defymedia');
				    pbjs.requestBids({ bidsBackHandler: function(bidResponses) {
				    	prebid_finished = true;
				    	try_gpt();
				    },});
				    pbjs.bidderSettings = {
				        standard: {
				            adserverTargeting: [
				            	{ key: "hb_bidder",  val: function(bidResponse) { return bidResponse.bidderCode;} },
				            	{ key: "hb_adid", val: function(bidResponse) { return bidResponse.adId;} },
				            	{ key: "hb_pb", val: function(bidResponse) { return bidResponse.pbMg;} },
				            ]
				        },
				        sovrn: { bidCpmAdjustment : function(bidCpm){ return bidCpm
				        	* 1 // NPV
				        	* 1 // discrepancy
				        ; } },
				       /* brealtime: { bidCpmAdjustment : function(bidCpm){ return bidCpm
				        	* 1 // NPV
				        	* .9 // rev share
				        	* 1 // discrepancy
				        ; } },*/
				        yieldbot: { bidCpmAdjustment : function(bidCpm){ return bidCpm
				        	* 1 // NPV
				        	* .98 // discrepancy
				        ; } },
/*				        springserve: { bidCpmAdjustment : function(bidCpm){ return bidCpm
				        	* .9657 // NPV
				        	* .95 // start discrepancy
				        ; } },
*/
				        pulsepoint: { bidCpmAdjustment : function(bidCpm){ return bidCpm
				        	* 1 // NPV
				        	* .96 // discrepancy
				        ; } },
/*				        sonobi: { bidCpmAdjustment : function(bidCpm){ return bidCpm
				        	* 1 // NPV
				        	* .65 // discrepancy
				        ; } },
*/				        rubicon: { bidCpmAdjustment : function(bidCpm){ return bidCpm
				        	* 1 // NPV
				        	* .8 // rev share
				        	* .95 // discrepancy
				        ; } },
				        districtm: { bidCpmAdjustment : function(bidCpm){ return bidCpm
				        	* 1 // NPV
				        	* .9 // rev share
				        	* .9 // discrepancy
				        ; } },
				        appnexus: { bidCpmAdjustment : function(bidCpm){ return bidCpm
				        	* 1 // NPV
				        	* .85 // rev share
				        	* 1 // discrepancy
				        ; } },
				        /*defymedia: { bidCpmAdjustment : function(bidCpm){ return bidCpm
				        	* 1 // NPV
				        	* .85 // rev share
				        	* .9 // discrepancy
				        ; } },*/
						aol: { bidCpmAdjustment : function(bidCpm){ return bidCpm
				        	* 1 // NPV
				        	* .9 // starter discrepancy
				        ; } },
						indexExchange: { bidCpmAdjustment : function(bidCpm){ return bidCpm
				        	* 1 // NPV
				        	* .97 // starter discrepancy
				        ; } },
				        openx: { bidCpmAdjustment : function(bidCpm){ return bidCpm
                            * 1 // NPV
                            * .96 // starter discrepancy
                        ; } },
				    };
				    googletag.cmd.push(function() {
				        pbjs.que.push(function() {
					    	adUnits.forEach(function(unit) {
//								console.log('define checking slot[' + unit.slot + '] code[' + unit.code + ']');
								if (!!document.getElementById(unit.code)) {
//									console.log(' + defining');
									var slot = googletag.defineSlot(unit.slot, unit.sizes, unit.code);
									slot.addService(googletag.pubads());
									slot.setTargeting("hb_bidder_list", [bidder_list]);
									if (!!dfp_kvs) {
										for (var key in dfp_kvs) {
											slot.setTargeting(key, [dfp_kvs[key]]);
//											console.log('dynamically setting key[' + key + '] value[' + dfp_kvs[key] + ']');
										}
									}
									unit.defined = true;
								} else {
//									console.log(' - div not found, define failed');
								}
					    	});
					    	if (!!OX.dfp_bidder.setOxTargeting) {
					    		OX.dfp_bidder.setOxTargeting();
					    	}
				            pbjs.setTargetingForGPTAsync();
//				            console.log('Are all bids available? : ' + pbjs.allBidsAvailable());
//				            console.log('Targeting params:')
//				            console.log(pbjs.getAdserverTargeting());
//				            console.log('Dumping all bid objects to console:');
//				            console.log(pbjs.getBidResponses());
				        });

				        googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest();
				        googletag.enableServices();
				    	adUnits.forEach(function(unit) {
							console.log('display checking slot[' + unit.slot + '] code[' + unit.code + ']');
							if (!!document.getElementById(unit.code)) {
//								console.log(' + div found');
								if (!unit.defined) {
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