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			} else {
				var clu = eval("cl_id_" + topicValue);
			}
			var tax = topicValue;
		}
		//welcome ad exclusionary clause, this suppresses certain ads when the welcome ad is shown
		var categoryExclusion = "";
		if (typeof prestitialTimeOut != "undefined" || getURLParamValue("parentPre")) {
			categoryExclusion = "!category=prestitial;";
		}
		
		//http://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/sitename/zone;abr=!webtv;sz=2x1;dcopt=ist;ptile=15;ses=sesValue;ord=adPageID
		//build return string
		
		adj += (typeof JSadCategory != "undefined") ? JSadCategory : "null";
		adj += ";abr!=webtv;sz=2x1;dcopt=ist;ptile=15;"; //force ptile to be last ad on page
		adj += "pth=" + pth + ";";
		adj += "kw=" + adKeyword + ";";
		adj += "gci=" + gci + ";";
		adj += "tax=" + tax + ";";
		adj += "clu=" + clu + ";";
		adj += "adg=" + adg + ";";
		adj += "iid=" + iid + ";";
		adj += "rci=" + rci + ";";
		adj += "nl=" + nlValue + ";";
		adj += "ses=" + sesValue + ";";
		adj += "track=" + trackValue + ";";
		adj += "ptag=" + itkeptag + ";";
		adj += "tag=" + itketag + ";";
		adj += "blog=" + itkeblog + ";";
		adj += categoryExclusion;
		adj += "ord=" + adPageID;
		
		if (window.location.search.indexOf("adString=on") != -1) window.alert("Ad: adj interstitial\n site= " + adSiteValue + " zone=" + JSadCategory + "\n ;pos=0;pth=" + pth + ";kw=" + adKeyword + ";gci=" + gci + ";tax=" + tax + ";clu=" + clu + ";adg=" + adg + ";sz=2x1;dcopt=ist;ptile=1;iid=" + iid + ";rci=" + rci + ";nl=" + nlValue + ";ses=" + sesValue + ";track=" + trackValue + ";ptag=" + itkeptag + ";tag=" + itketag + ";blog=" + itkeblog + ";" + categoryExclusion + "ord=" + adPageID);
		
		return adj;
		
	}

	function JSwriteAD2(adSiteValue, adZoneValue, width, height, adPosition, adKeyword, adDcopt, pageNum) {
	    var bbanner = "";
	    var lsKey = "off";
	    var allcookies = document.cookie;
    	var adNumber = adPosition.substring(adPosition.indexOf("_")+1, adPosition.length);
		var random = Math.round(Math.random() * 100000000);
		if (!pageNum) pageNum = Math.round(Math.random() * 100000000);
		var aamsz = width + "x" + height;
		var wlp = window.location.pathname;

		//zone
		var zone = getURLParamValue("parentZone");
		if(zone != "") adZoneValue = zone;
		
		//ITKE values
		var itkeptag = getURLParamValue("ptag");
		var itkeblog = getURLParamValue("blog");
		var itketag = getURLParamValue("tag");

		//gci
		var gci = (getURLParamValue("parentGci") != "") ? getURLParamValue("parentGci") : getOIDValue("gci");

		//taxonomy
		var tax = "";
		if(typeof tt_dartTAX_id != "undefined") tax = tt_dartTAX_id;
		if (tax == "" && getURLParamValue("parentTax") != "") tax = getURLParamValue("parentTax");
		if (tax == "") tax = getOIDValue("tax");

		// tax override ad group
		var adg = getURLParamValue("adg");
		if ((typeof JSadTaxID != "undefined") && (adg == '')) adg = JSadTaxID;
		
		//taxomomy cluster;
		var clu = (getOIDValue("clu") != "") ? getOIDValue("clu") : getURLParamValue("parentClu");
		if (typeof tt_hbxCL_id != "undefined") clu = tt_hbxCL_id;
		if (typeof JSclusterId != "undefined") clu = JSclusterId;
		if (getURLParamValue("ovrClu") != "") clu = getURLParamValue("ovrClu");

		//path name
		var pth = getURLParamValue("parentPth");
		if (pth == "") {
			var wlp = window.location.pathname.substring(1,window.location.pathname.length);
			var pth = wlp.replace(eval("/\\//g"),".");
			if (pth.indexOf(".0,") != -1) pth = pth.substring(0,pth.indexOf(".0,"));
			if (pth.indexOf(".1,") != -1) pth = pth.substring(0,pth.indexOf(".1,"));
		}
		
		//ptile
		var ptile = adPosition.substring(adPosition.indexOf('_') + 1, adPosition.length);


		//keyword
		kw = getURLParamValue("parentKw");
		if (kw != '') adKeyword = kw;

		//infocenter id
		var iid = (getOIDValue("iid") != "") ? getOIDValue("iid") : getURLParamValue("parentIid");
		if ((iid == '') && (typeof JSinfoCenterID != "undefined")) iid = JSinfoCenterID;
		
		//infocenter name
		var iin = getURLParamValue("parentIin");
		if (iin == '') {
			if (typeof tt_rptInfoCenterMLC != "undefined") iin = tt_rptInfoCenterMLC;
			if ( (iin == '') && (typeof JSinfoCenterName != "undefined")) {
				iin = JSinfoCenterName;
			}
		}
		//resourcecenter id
		var rci = getURLParamValue("parentRci");
		//newsletter ad id
		var nlValue = "";
		if (window.location.search.indexOf("?ad=") != -1 || window.location.search.indexOf("&ad=") != -1) {
			var nlS = window.location.search;
			if (nlS.indexOf("?ad=") != -1) {
				nlValue = nlS.substring(nlS.indexOf("?ad=") + 4, nlS.length);
			} else {
				nlValue = nlS.substring(nlS.indexOf("&ad=") + 4, nlS.length);
			}
			if (nlValue.indexOf("&") != -1) nlValue = nlValue.substring(0, nlValue.indexOf("&"));
		}
		//track ad id
		var trackValue = "";
		if (window.location.search.indexOf("?track=") != -1 || window.location.search.indexOf("&track=") != -1) {
			var trackS = window.location.search;
			if (trackS.indexOf("?track=") != -1) {
				trackValue = trackS.substring(trackS.indexOf("?track=") + 7, trackS.length);
			} else {
				trackValue = trackS.substring(trackS.indexOf("&track=") + 7, trackS.length);
			}
			if (trackValue.indexOf("&") != -1) trackValue = trackValue.substring(0, trackValue.indexOf("&"));
		}
		//persistent ad id
		var sesValue = "";
		if (window.location.search.indexOf("?ses=") != -1 || window.location.search.indexOf("&ses=") != -1) {
			var sesS = window.location.search;
			if (sesS.indexOf("?ses=") != -1) {
				sesValue = sesS.substring(sesS.indexOf("?ses=") + 5, sesS.length);
			} else {
				sesValue = sesS.substring(sesS.indexOf("&ses=") + 5, sesS.length);
			}
			if (sesValue.indexOf("&") != -1) sesValue = sesValue.substring(0, sesValue.indexOf("&"));
		}
	    if (allcookies.indexOf("LS=") != -1 && allcookies.indexOf("LSA=") != -1) {
		var name = "LSA";
		var pos = allcookies.indexOf(name + "=");
		var start = pos + name.length + 1;
		var end = allcookies.indexOf(";",start);
		if (end == -1) end = allcookies.length;
		var LSAvalue = allcookies.substring(start, end);
		if (LSAvalue != 2) {
			name = "LS";
			pos = allcookies.indexOf(name + "=");
			start = pos + name.length + 1;
			end = allcookies.indexOf(";",start);
			if (end == -1) end = allcookies.length;
			var LSvalue = allcookies.substring(start, end);
			var LSuser = LSvalue.substr(LSvalue.indexOf(":")+1);
			LSvalue = LSvalue.substr(0,LSvalue.indexOf(":"));
			if (LSvalue.substring(LSvalue.length-1,LSvalue.length) == "A") lsKey = "on";
			LSvalue = LSvalue.substr(0,LSvalue.length-1);
			if (lsKey == "on") adKeyword = "ls" + LSvalue;
		}
	    }
		// check if referring page is Topics and has tax id in the URL. if so override primary tax
		var overwriteTax = false;
		if (document.referrer.indexOf("/topic") != -1 && window.location.href.indexOf("doubleclick.net") == -1 && getReferOIDValue("tax") != "" && getOIDValue("tax") == "") {
			// overwrite the tax and cluster values for DART based on the tax value in the query string
			overwriteTax = true;
			topicValue = getReferOIDValue("tax");
			var evalString = eval("typeof cl_id_" + topicValue);
			if( evalString == "undefined" ) {
				var clu = 'NONE';
			} else {
				var clu = eval("cl_id_" + topicValue);
			}
			var tax = topicValue;
		}
		else if (getCookieValue('topicTax') != '' && document.referrer.indexOf("informationCenter") != -1) // check for cookie set by CLT InfoCenter. if so, override primary tax
		{
			topicValue = getCookieValue('topicTax')
			var evalString = eval("typeof cl_id_" + topicValue);
			if( evalString == "undefined" ) {
				var clu = 'NONE';
			} else {
				var clu = eval("cl_id_" + topicValue);
			}
			var tax = topicValue;
		}
		//welcome ad exclusionary clause, this suppresses certain ads when the welcome ad is shown
		var categoryExclusion = "";
		if (typeof prestitialTimeOut != "undefined" || getURLParamValue("parentPre")) {
			categoryExclusion = "!category=prestitial;";
		}
	if (!document.layers) {
		if (adPosition.search(/ctHugeAd/g) != -1) {
			deleteCookie('ugcCltHeight','/','.techtarget.com');
			bbanner += "<iframe src='http://ad.doubleclick.net/adi/" + adSiteValue + "/" + adZoneValue + ";pos=0;pth=" + pth  + ";kw=" + adKeyword + ";gci=" + gci + ";tax=" + tax + ";clu=" + clu + ";adg=" + adg + ";sz=" + aamsz + ";dcopt=" + adDcopt + ";ptile=" + ptile + ";iid=" + iid + ";iin=" + iin + ";rci=" + rci + ";nl=" + nlValue + ";ses=" + sesValue + ";track=" + trackValue + ";ptag=" + itkeptag + ";tag=" + itketag + ";blog=" + itkeblog + ";" + categoryExclusion + "ord=" + pageNum + "?' width='" + width + "' height='" + height + "' border='0' frameborder='0' marginheight='0' marginwidth='0' scrolling='no' onload='resizeCLT(this)'>\n";
		} else {
			bbanner += "<iframe src='http://ad.doubleclick.net/adi/" + adSiteValue + "/" + adZoneValue + ";pos=0;pth=" + pth  + ";kw=" + adKeyword + ";gci=" + gci + ";tax=" + tax + ";clu=" + clu + ";adg=" + adg + ";sz=" + aamsz + ";dcopt=" + adDcopt + ";ptile=" + ptile + ";iid=" + iid + ";iin=" + iin + ";rci=" + rci + ";nl=" + nlValue + ";ses=" + sesValue + ";track=" + trackValue + ";ptag=" + itkeptag + ";tag=" + itketag + ";blog=" + itkeblog + ";" + categoryExclusion + "ord=" + pageNum + "?' width='" + width + "' height='" + height + "' border='0' frameborder='0' marginheight='0' marginwidth='0' scrolling='no'>\n";
		}
			bbanner += "<a href='http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/" + adSiteValue + "/" + adZoneValue + ";pos=0;pth=" + pth  + ";kw=" + adKeyword + ";gci=" + gci + ";tax=" + tax + ";clu=" + clu + ";adg=" + adg + ";sz=" + aamsz + ";dcopt=" + adDcopt + ";ptile=" + ptile + ";iid=" + iid + ";iin=" + iin + ";rci=" + rci + ";nl=" + nlValue + ";ses=" + sesValue + ";track=" + trackValue + ";ptag=" + itkeptag + ";tag=" + itketag + ";blog=" + itkeblog + ";" + categoryExclusion + "ord=" + pageNum + "?'>\n";
			bbanner += "<img src='http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/" + adSiteValue + "/" + adZoneValue + ";pos=0;pth=" + pth  + ";kw=" + adKeyword + ";gci=" + gci + ";tax=" + tax + ";clu=" + clu + ";adg=" + adg + ";sz=" + aamsz + ";dcopt=" + adDcopt + ";ptile=" + ptile + ";iid=" + iid + ";iin=" + iin + ";rci=" + rci + ";nl=" + nlValue + ";ses=" + sesValue + ";track=" + trackValue + ";ptag=" + itkeptag + ";tag=" + itketag + ";blog=" + itkeblog + ";" + categoryExclusion + "ord=" + pageNum + "?' width='" + width + "' height='" + height + "' border='0'></a>\n";
			bbanner += "</iframe>\n";
		}
		if (document.layers) {
			bbanner += "<ilayer id='" + adPosition + "' height='" + height + "' visibility='hide' top='0' left='0'></ilayer>\n";
			ADlayer[adPosition] = "http://ad.doubleclick.net/adl/" + adSiteValue + "/" + adZoneValue + ";pos=0;pth=" + pth  + ";kw=" + adKeyword + ";gci=" + gci + ";tax=" + tax + ";adg=" + adg + ";sz=" + aamsz + ";dcopt=" + adDcopt + ";ptile=" + ptile + ";iid=" + iid + ";iin=" + iin + ";rci=" + rci + ";nl=" + nlValue + ";ses=" + sesValue + ";track=" + trackValue + ";ptag=" + itkeptag + ";tag=" + itketag + ";blog=" + itkeblog + ";" + categoryExclusion + "ord=" + pageNum + "?'";
			//if (isNS) window.alert(adPosition + " - " + ADlayer[adPosition]);
		}
		if (window.location.search.indexOf("adIframe=on") != -1) window.alert("Ad: " + adPosition + "\n" + bbanner);
		if (window.location.search.indexOf("adString=on") != -1) window.alert("Ad: " + adPosition + "\n site=" + adSiteValue + " zone=" + adZoneValue + "\n ;pos=0;pth=" + pth + ";kw=" + adKeyword + ";gci=" + gci + ";tax=" + tax + ";clu=" + clu + ";adg=" + adg + ";sz=" + aamsz + ";dcopt=" + adDcopt + ";ptile=" + ptile + ";iid=" + iid + ";iin=" + iin + ";rci=" + rci + ";nl=" + nlValue + ";ses=" + sesValue + ";track=" + trackValue + ";ptag=" + itkeptag + ";tag=" + itketag + ";blog=" + itkeblog + ";" + categoryExclusion + "ord=" + pageNum);
	    return bbanner;
	}
	
	function JSwriteAD3(adSiteValue, adZoneValue, width, height, adPosition, adKeyword, adDcopt, pageNum, sizes) {
	    // new features:
		// - allows for multiple ad sizes per placement
		// - sends user demographics as part of ad request
		// 'sizes' is an optional param - should be passed as a list of potential ad sizes for this slot
		// like "100x200,200x300". Dart can handle up to 4 potential ad sizes for the slot
		var bbanner = "";
	    var lsKey = "off";
	    var allcookies = document.cookie;
    	var adNumber = adPosition.substring(adPosition.indexOf("_")+1, adPosition.length);
		var random = Math.round(Math.random() * 100000000);
		if (!pageNum) pageNum = Math.round(Math.random() * 100000000);
		var aamsz = (typeof sizes != "undefined") ? sizes : width + "x" + height;
		var wlp = window.location.pathname;

		//zone
		var zone = getURLParamValue("parentZone");
		if(zone != "") adZoneValue = zone;
		
		//ITKE values
		var itkeptag = getURLParamValue("ptag");
		var itkeblog = getURLParamValue("blog");
		var itketag = getURLParamValue("tag");

		//gci
		var gci = (getURLParamValue("parentGci") != "") ? getURLParamValue("parentGci") : getOIDValue("gci");

		//taxonomy
		var tax = "";
		if(typeof tt_dartTAX_id != "undefined") tax = tt_dartTAX_id;
		if (tax == "" && getURLParamValue("parentTax") != "") tax = getURLParamValue("parentTax");
		if (tax == "") tax = getOIDValue("tax");

		// tax override ad group
		var adg = getURLParamValue("adg");
		if ((typeof JSadTaxID != "undefined") && (adg == '')) adg = JSadTaxID;
		
		//taxomomy cluster;
		var clu = (getOIDValue("clu") != "") ? getOIDValue("clu") : getURLParamValue("parentClu");
		if (typeof tt_hbxCL_id != "undefined") clu = tt_hbxCL_id;
		if (typeof JSclusterId != "undefined") clu = JSclusterId;
		if (getURLParamValue("ovrClu") != "") clu = getURLParamValue("ovrClu");

		//path name
		var pth = getURLParamValue("parentPth");
		if (pth == "") {
			var wlp = window.location.pathname.substring(1,window.location.pathname.length);
			var pth = wlp.replace(eval("/\\//g"),".");
			if (pth.indexOf(".0,") != -1) pth = pth.substring(0,pth.indexOf(".0,"));
			if (pth.indexOf(".1,") != -1) pth = pth.substring(0,pth.indexOf(".1,"));
		}
		
		//ptile
		var ptile = adPosition.substring(adPosition.indexOf('_') + 1, adPosition.length);


		//keyword
		kw = getURLParamValue("parentKw");
		if (kw != '') adKeyword = kw;

		//infocenter id
		var iid = (getOIDValue("iid") != "") ? getOIDValue("iid") : getURLParamValue("parentIid");
		if ((iid == '') && (typeof JSinfoCenterID != "undefined")) iid = JSinfoCenterID;
		
		//infocenter name
		var iin = getURLParamValue("parentIin");
		if (iin == '') {
			if (typeof tt_rptInfoCenterMLC != "undefined") iin = tt_rptInfoCenterMLC;
			if ( (iin == '') && (typeof JSinfoCenterName != "undefined")) {
				iin = JSinfoCenterName;
			}
		}
		//resourcecenter id
		var rci = getURLParamValue("parentRci");
		//newsletter ad id
		var nlValue = "";
		if (window.location.search.indexOf("?ad=") != -1 || window.location.search.indexOf("&ad=") != -1) {
			var nlS = window.location.search;
			if (nlS.indexOf("?ad=") != -1) {
				nlValue = nlS.substring(nlS.indexOf("?ad=") + 4, nlS.length);
			} else {
				nlValue = nlS.substring(nlS.indexOf("&ad=") + 4, nlS.length);
			}
			if (nlValue.indexOf("&") != -1) nlValue = nlValue.substring(0, nlValue.indexOf("&"));
		}
		//track ad id
		var trackValue = "";
		if (window.location.search.indexOf("?track=") != -1 || window.location.search.indexOf("&track=") != -1) {
			var trackS = window.location.search;
			if (trackS.indexOf("?track=") != -1) {
				trackValue = trackS.substring(trackS.indexOf("?track=") + 7, trackS.length);
			} else {
				trackValue = trackS.substring(trackS.indexOf("&track=") + 7, trackS.length);
			}
			if (trackValue.indexOf("&") != -1) trackValue = trackValue.substring(0, trackValue.indexOf("&"));
		}
		//persistent ad id
		var sesValue = "";
		if (window.location.search.indexOf("?ses=") != -1 || window.location.search.indexOf("&ses=") != -1) {
			var sesS = window.location.search;
			if (sesS.indexOf("?ses=") != -1) {
				sesValue = sesS.substring(sesS.indexOf("?ses=") + 5, sesS.length);
			} else {
				sesValue = sesS.substring(sesS.indexOf("&ses=") + 5, sesS.length);
			}
			if (sesValue.indexOf("&") != -1) sesValue = sesValue.substring(0, sesValue.indexOf("&"));
		}
	    if (allcookies.indexOf("LS=") != -1 && allcookies.indexOf("LSA=") != -1) {
		var name = "LSA";
		var pos = allcookies.indexOf(name + "=");
		var start = pos + name.length + 1;
		var end = allcookies.indexOf(";",start);
		if (end == -1) end = allcookies.length;
		var LSAvalue = allcookies.substring(start, end);
		if (LSAvalue != 2) {
			name = "LS";
			pos = allcookies.indexOf(name + "=");
			start = pos + name.length + 1;
			end = allcookies.indexOf(";",start);
			if (end == -1) end = allcookies.length;
			var LSvalue = allcookies.substring(start, end);
			var LSuser = LSvalue.substr(LSvalue.indexOf(":")+1);
			LSvalue = LSvalue.substr(0,LSvalue.indexOf(":"));
			if (LSvalue.substring(LSvalue.length-1,LSvalue.length) == "A") lsKey = "on";
			LSvalue = LSvalue.substr(0,LSvalue.length-1);
			if (lsKey == "on") adKeyword = "ls" + LSvalue;
		}
	    }
		// check if referring page is Topics and has tax id in the URL. if so override primary tax
		var overwriteTax = false;
		if (document.referrer.indexOf("/topic") != -1 && window.location.href.indexOf("doubleclick.net") == -1 && getReferOIDValue("tax") != "" && getOIDValue("tax") == "") {
			// overwrite the tax and cluster values for DART based on the tax value in the query string
			overwriteTax = true;
			topicValue = getReferOIDValue("tax");
			var evalString = eval("typeof cl_id_" + topicValue);
			if( evalString == "undefined" ) {
				var clu = 'NONE';
			} else {
				var clu = eval("cl_id_" + topicValue);
			}
			var tax = topicValue;
		}
		else if (getCookieValue('topicTax') != '' && document.referrer.indexOf("informationCenter") != -1) // check for cookie set by CLT InfoCenter. if so, override primary tax
		{
			topicValue = getCookieValue('topicTax')
			var evalString = eval("typeof cl_id_" + topicValue);
			if( evalString == "undefined" ) {
				var clu = 'NONE';
			} else {
				var clu = eval("cl_id_" + topicValue);
			}
			var tax = topicValue;
		}
		//welcome ad exclusionary clause, this suppresses certain ads when the welcome ad is shown
		var categoryExclusion = "";
		if (typeof prestitialTimeOut != "undefined" || getURLParamValue("parentPre")) {
			categoryExclusion = "!category=prestitial;";
		}
		
		// ad params string
		var adParamString = adSiteValue + "/" + adZoneValue + ";pos=0;pth=" + pth  + ";kw=" + adKeyword + ";gci=" + gci + ";tax=" + tax + ";clu=" + clu + ";adg=" + adg + ";sz=" + aamsz + ";dcopt=" + adDcopt + ";ptile=" + ptile + ";iid=" + iid + ";iin=" + iin + ";rci=" + rci + ";nl=" + nlValue + ";ses=" + sesValue + ";track=" + trackValue + ";ptag=" + itkeptag + ";tag=" + itketag + ";blog=" + itkeblog + ";" + categoryExclusion + "ord=" + pageNum;
		
		// user demographics
		if (cookieExists('tt_ut') != -1) {
			adParamString += ";uid=" + getCookieValue('tt_ut');
		}
		if (cookieExists('prof') != -1) {
			// get 'prof' cookie value, each name/value pair is delmited by a "#" sign
			// 		ex: fname=#dname=rhennessey%40techtarget%2Ecom#company=TechTarget#title=CSO#channel_ind=Y#industry=14#
			// parse out each value and then append to adParamString
			var profVal = getCookieValue('prof');
			profArray = new Array();
			profArray = profVal.split("#");
			for(i=0;i<profArray.length;i++) {
				demos = profArray[i].split("=");
				demoField = demos[0];
				demoVal = demos[1];
				if ((demoField == "company") && (demoVal != "") ){
					adParamString += ";com=" + demoVal;
				} else if ((demoField == "title") && (demoVal != "") ){
					adParamString += ";ttl=" + demoVal;
				} else if ((demoField == "channel_ind") && (demoVal != "") ){
					adParamString += ";cha=" + demoVal;
				} else if ((demoField == "industry") && (demoVal != "") ){
					adParamString += ";ind=" + demoVal;
				} else if ((demoField == "fname") && (demoVal != "") ){
					adParamString += ";fnm=" + demoVal;
				} else if ((demoField == "dname") && (demoVal != "") ){
					adParamString += ";dnm=" + demoVal;
					
				}
			}
		}		
		
	if (!document.layers) {
		if (adPosition.search(/ctHugeAd/g) != -1) {
			deleteCookie('ugcCltHeight','/','.techtarget.com');
			bbanner += "<iframe src='http://ad.doubleclick.net/adi/" + adParamString + "?' width='" + width + "' height='" + height + "' border='0' frameborder='0' marginheight='0' marginwidth='0' scrolling='no' onload='resizeCLT(this)'>\n";
		} else {
			bbanner += "<iframe src='http://ad.doubleclick.net/adi/" + adParamString + "?' width='" + width + "' height='" + height + "' border='0' frameborder='0' marginheight='0' marginwidth='0' scrolling='no'>\n";
		}
			bbanner += "<a href='http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/" + adParamString + "?'>\n";
			bbanner += "<img src='http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/" + adParamString + "?' width='" + width + "' height='" + height + "' border='0'></a>\n";
			bbanner += "</iframe>\n";
		}
		if (document.layers) {
			bbanner += "<ilayer id='" + adPosition + "' height='" + height + "' visibility='hide' top='0' left='0'></ilayer>\n";
			ADlayer[adPosition] = "http://ad.doubleclick.net/adl/" + adParamString + "?'";
		}
		if (window.location.search.indexOf("adIframe=on") != -1) window.alert("Ad: " + adPosition + "\n" + bbanner);
		if (window.location.search.indexOf("adString=on") != -1) window.alert("Ad: " + adPosition + "\n site=" + adSiteValue + " zone=" + adZoneValue + "\n adParamString: " + adParamString);
	    return bbanner;
	}	
	
	
	function JSwriteDARTString(adSiteValue, adZoneValue, width, height, adPosition, adKeyword, adDcopt, pageNum) {
	    var bbanner = "";
	    var lsKey = "off";
	    var allcookies = document.cookie;
    	var adNumber = adPosition.substring(adPosition.indexOf("_")+1, adPosition.length);
		var random = Math.round(Math.random() * 100000000);
		if (!pageNum) pageNum = Math.round(Math.random() * 100000000);
		var aamsz = width + "x" + height;
		var wlp = window.location.pathname;

		//zone
		var zone = getURLParamValue("parentZone");
		if(zone != "") adZoneValue = zone;
		
		//ITKE values
		var itkeptag = getURLParamValue("ptag");
		var itkeblog = getURLParamValue("blog");
		var itketag = getURLParamValue("tag");

		//gci
		var gci = (getURLParamValue("parentGci") != "") ? getURLParamValue("parentGci") : getOIDValue("gci");

		//taxonomy
		var tax = "";
		if(typeof tt_dartTAX_id != "undefined") tax = tt_dartTAX_id;
		if (tax == "" && getURLParamValue("parentTax") != "") tax = getURLParamValue("parentTax");
		if (tax == "") tax = getOIDValue("tax");

		// tax override ad group
		var adg = getURLParamValue("adg");
		if ((typeof JSadTaxID != "undefined") && (adg == '')) adg = JSadTaxID;
		
		//taxomomy cluster;
		var clu = (getOIDValue("clu") != "") ? getOIDValue("clu") : getURLParamValue("parentClu");
		if (typeof tt_hbxCL_id != "undefined") clu = tt_hbxCL_id;
		if (typeof JSclusterId != "undefined") clu = JSclusterId;
		if (getURLParamValue("ovrClu") != "") clu = getURLParamValue("ovrClu");

		//path name
		var pth = getURLParamValue("parentPth");
		if (pth == "") {
			var wlp = window.location.pathname.substring(1,window.location.pathname.length);
			var pth = wlp.replace(eval("/\\//g"),".");
			if (pth.indexOf(".0,") != -1) pth = pth.substring(0,pth.indexOf(".0,"));
			if (pth.indexOf(".1,") != -1) pth = pth.substring(0,pth.indexOf(".1,"));
		}
		
		//ptile
		var ptile = adPosition.substring(adPosition.indexOf('_') + 1, adPosition.length);


		//keyword
		kw = getURLParamValue("parentKw");
		if (kw != '') adKeyword = kw;

		//infocenter id
		var iid = (getOIDValue("iid") != "") ? getOIDValue("iid") : getURLParamValue("parentIid");
		if ((iid == '') && (typeof JSinfoCenterID != "undefined")) iid = JSinfoCenterID;
		
		//infocenter name
		var iin = getURLParamValue("parentIin");
		if (iin == '') {
			if (typeof tt_rptInfoCenterMLC != "undefined") iin = tt_rptInfoCenterMLC;
			if ( (iin == '') && (typeof JSinfoCenterName != "undefined")) {
				iin = JSinfoCenterName;
			}
		}
		//resourcecenter id
		var rci = getURLParamValue("parentRci");
		//newsletter ad id
		var nlValue = "";
		if (window.location.search.indexOf("?ad=") != -1 || window.location.search.indexOf("&ad=") != -1) {
			var nlS = window.location.search;
			if (nlS.indexOf("?ad=") != -1) {
				nlValue = nlS.substring(nlS.indexOf("?ad=") + 4, nlS.length);
			} else {
				nlValue = nlS.substring(nlS.indexOf("&ad=") + 4, nlS.length);
			}
			if (nlValue.indexOf("&") != -1) nlValue = nlValue.substring(0, nlValue.indexOf("&"));
		}
		//track ad id
		var trackValue = "";
		if (window.location.search.indexOf("?track=") != -1 || window.location.search.indexOf("&track=") != -1) {
			var trackS = window.location.search;
			if (trackS.indexOf("?track=") != -1) {
				trackValue = trackS.substring(trackS.indexOf("?track=") + 7, trackS.length);
			} else {
				trackValue = trackS.substring(trackS.indexOf("&track=") + 7, trackS.length);
			}
			if (trackValue.indexOf("&") != -1) trackValue = trackValue.substring(0, trackValue.indexOf("&"));
		}
		//persistent ad id
		var sesValue = "";
		if (window.location.search.indexOf("?ses=") != -1 || window.location.search.indexOf("&ses=") != -1) {
			var sesS = window.location.search;
			if (sesS.indexOf("?ses=") != -1) {
				sesValue = sesS.substring(sesS.indexOf("?ses=") + 5, sesS.length);
			} else {
				sesValue = sesS.substring(sesS.indexOf("&ses=") + 5, sesS.length);
			}
			if (sesValue.indexOf("&") != -1) sesValue = sesValue.substring(0, sesValue.indexOf("&"));
		}
	    if (allcookies.indexOf("LS=") != -1 && allcookies.indexOf("LSA=") != -1) {
		var name = "LSA";
		var pos = allcookies.indexOf(name + "=");
		var start = pos + name.length + 1;
		var end = allcookies.indexOf(";",start);
		if (end == -1) end = allcookies.length;
		var LSAvalue = allcookies.substring(start, end);
		if (LSAvalue != 2) {
			name = "LS";
			pos = allcookies.indexOf(name + "=");
			start = pos + name.length + 1;
			end = allcookies.indexOf(";",start);
			if (end == -1) end = allcookies.length;
			var LSvalue = allcookies.substring(start, end);
			var LSuser = LSvalue.substr(LSvalue.indexOf(":")+1);
			LSvalue = LSvalue.substr(0,LSvalue.indexOf(":"));
			if (LSvalue.substring(LSvalue.length-1,LSvalue.length) == "A") lsKey = "on";
			LSvalue = LSvalue.substr(0,LSvalue.length-1);
			if (lsKey == "on") adKeyword = "ls" + LSvalue;
		}
	    }
		// check if we're accessing a piece of content that has "topic=XXXXX" in the URL
		var overwriteTax = false;
		if (document.referrer.indexOf("/topic") != -1 && window.location.href.indexOf("doubleclick.net") == -1 && getReferOIDValue("tax") != "" && getOIDValue("tax") == "") {
			// overwrite the tax and cluster values for DART based on the tax value in the query string

			overwriteTax = true;
			topicValue = getReferOIDValue("tax");
			var evalString = eval("typeof cl_id_" + topicValue);
			if( evalString == "undefined" ) {
				var clu = 'NONE';
			} else {
				var clu = eval("cl_id_" + topicValue);
			}
			var tax = topicValue;
		}
			bbanner += "http://ad.doubleclick.net/adi/" + adSiteValue + "/" + adZoneValue + ";pos=0;pth=" + pth  + ";kw=" + adKeyword + ";gci=" + gci + ";tax=" + tax + ";clu=" + clu + ";adg=" + adg + ";sz=" + aamsz + ";dcopt=" + adDcopt + ";ptile=" + ptile + ";iid=" + iid + ";iin=" + iin + ";rci=" + rci + ";nl=" + nlValue + ";ses=" + sesValue + ";track=" + trackValue + ";ptag=" + itkeptag + ";tag=" + itketag + ";blog=" + itkeblog + ";ord=" + pageNum + "?";

		if (window.location.search.indexOf("adIframe=on") != -1) window.alert("Ad: " + adPosition + "\n" + bbanner);
		if (window.location.search.indexOf("adString=on") != -1) window.alert("Ad: " + adPosition + "\n site=" + adSiteValue + " zone=" + adZoneValue + "\n ;pos=0;pth=" + pth + ";kw=" + adKeyword + ";gci=" + gci + ";tax=" + tax + ";clu=" + clu + ";adg=" + adg + ";sz=" + aamsz + ";dcopt=" + adDcopt + ";ptile=" + ptile + ";iid=" + iid + ";iin=" + iin + ";rci=" + rci + ";nl=" + nlValue + ";ses=" + sesValue + ";track=" + trackValue + ";ptag=" + itkeptag + ";tag=" + itketag + ";blog=" + itkeblog + ";ord=" + pageNum);
	    return bbanner;
	}
	
	function JSwriteLeaderBoard2(adSiteValue, adZoneValue, width, height, adPosition, adKeyword, adDcopt, pageNum) {
		var width = (!width) ? 728 : width;
		var height = (!height) ? 90 : height;
	    var size = width + "x" + height;
	    var lsKey = "off";
	    var allcookies = document.cookie;
		var position = "0";
	    var sLdrBoard = new String();
		var adNumber = adPosition.substring(adPosition.indexOf("_")+1,adPosition.length);
		var rNum = Math.random() * 10000000;
		if (!pageNum) pageNum = Math.round(Math.random() * 100000000);
	
		//gci
		var gci = getOIDValue("gci");
		
		//taxonomy
		var tax = "";
		if(typeof tt_dartTAX_id != "undefined") tax = tt_dartTAX_id;
		if (tax == "") tax = getOIDValue("tax");

		//taxomomy cluster;
		var clu = "";
		if (typeof tt_hbxCL_id != "undefined") clu = tt_hbxCL_id;
		if (typeof JSclusterId != "undefined") clu = JSclusterId;
		if (getURLParamValue("ovrClu") != "") clu = getURLParamValue("ovrClu");
			
		// tax override ad group
		var adg = getURLParamValue("adg");
		if (typeof JSadTaxID != "undefined" && adg == '') adg = JSadTaxID;
		
		//path name
		var wlp = window.location.pathname.substring(1,window.location.pathname.length);
		var pth = wlp.replace(eval("/\\//g"),".");
		if (pth.indexOf(".0,") != -1) pth = pth.substring(0,pth.indexOf(".0,"));
		if (pth.indexOf(".1,") != -1) pth = pth.substring(0,pth.indexOf(".1,"));

		var ptile = adPosition.substring(adPosition.indexOf('_') + 1, adPosition.length);

		//infocenter id
		var iid = getOIDValue("iid");
		//infocenter name
		var iin = "";
		if (typeof tt_rptInfoCenterMLC != "undefined") iin = tt_rptInfoCenterMLC;
		//resourcecenter id
		var rci = "";
		//newsletter ad id
		var nlValue = "";
		if (window.location.search.indexOf("?ad=") != -1 || window.location.search.indexOf("&ad=") != -1) {
			var nlS = window.location.search;
			if (nlS.indexOf("?ad=") != -1) {
				nlValue = nlS.substring(nlS.indexOf("?ad=") + 4, nlS.length);
			} else {
				nlValue = nlS.substring(nlS.indexOf("&ad=") + 4, nlS.length);
			}
			if (nlValue.indexOf("&") != -1) nlValue = nlValue.substring(0, nlValue.indexOf("&"));
		}
		//track ad id
		var trackValue = "";
		if (window.location.search.indexOf("?track=") != -1 || window.location.search.indexOf("&track=") != -1) {
			var trackS = window.location.search;
			if (trackS.indexOf("?track=") != -1) {
				trackValue = trackS.substring(trackS.indexOf("?track=") + 7, trackS.length);
			} else {
				trackValue = trackS.substring(trackS.indexOf("&track=") + 7, trackS.length);
			}
			if (trackValue.indexOf("&") != -1) trackValue = trackValue.substring(0, trackValue.indexOf("&"));
		}
		//persistent ad id
		var sesValue = "";
		if (window.location.search.indexOf("?ses=") != -1 || window.location.search.indexOf("&ses=") != -1) {
			var sesS = window.location.search;
			if (sesS.indexOf("?ses=") != -1) {
				sesValue = sesS.substring(sesS.indexOf("?ses=") + 5, sesS.length);
			} else {
				sesValue = sesS.substring(sesS.indexOf("&ses=") + 5, sesS.length);
			}
			if (sesValue.indexOf("&") != -1) sesValue = sesValue.substring(0, sesValue.indexOf("&"));
		}
	    if (allcookies.indexOf("LS=") != -1 && allcookies.indexOf("LSA=") != -1) {
			var name = "LSA";
			var pos = allcookies.indexOf(name + "=");
			var start = pos + name.length + 1;
			var end = allcookies.indexOf(";",start);
			if (end == -1) end = allcookies.length;
			var LSAvalue = allcookies.substring(start, end);
			if (LSAvalue != 2) {
				name = "LS";
				pos = allcookies.indexOf(name + "=");
				start = pos + name.length + 1;
				end = allcookies.indexOf(";",start);
				if (end == -1) end = allcookies.length;
				var LSvalue = allcookies.substring(start, end);
				var LSuser = LSvalue.substr(LSvalue.indexOf(":")+1);
				LSvalue = LSvalue.substr(0,LSvalue.indexOf(":"));
				if (LSvalue.substring(LSvalue.length-1,LSvalue.length) == "A") lsKey = "on";
				LSvalue = LSvalue.substr(0,LSvalue.length-1);
				if (lsKey == "on") adKeyword = "ls" + LSvalue;
			}
	    }
		// check if we're accessing a piece of content that has "topic=XXXXX" in the URL
		var overwriteTax = false;
		if (document.referrer.indexOf("/topic") != -1 && window.location.href.indexOf("doubleclick.net") == -1 && getReferOIDValue("tax") != "" && getOIDValue("tax") == "") {
			// overwrite the tax and cluster values for DART based on the tax value in the query string

			overwriteTax = true;
			topicValue = getReferOIDValue("tax");
			var evalString = eval("typeof cl_id_" + topicValue);
			if( evalString == "undefined" ) {
				var clu = 'NONE';
			} else {
				var clu = eval("cl_id_" + topicValue);
			}
			var tax = topicValue;
		} else if (getCookieValue('topicTax') != '' && document.referrer.indexOf("informationCenter") != -1) // check for cookie set by CLT InfoCenter. if so, override primary tax
		{
			topicValue = getCookieValue('topicTax')
			var evalString = eval("typeof cl_id_" + topicValue);
			if( evalString == "undefined" ) {
				var clu = 'NONE';
			} else {
				var clu = eval("cl_id_" + topicValue);
			}
			var tax = topicValue;
		}
		//welcome ad exclusionary clause
		var categoryExclusion = "";
		if (typeof prestitialTimeOut != "undefined") {
			categoryExclusion = "!category=prestitial;";
		}
		if (isLayers) {
			sLdrBoard += '<ilayer id="'+adPosition+'" height="'+height+'" visibility="hide" top="0" left="0"></ilayer>';
			ADlayer[adPosition] = "http://ad.doubleclick.net/adl/"+adSiteValue+"/"+adZoneValue+";pos=0;pth="+pth+";kw="+adKeyword+";gci="+gci+";tax="+tax+";clu="+clu+";adg="+adg+";iid="+iid+";iin="+iin+";rci="+rci+";nl="+nlValue+";ses="+sesValue+";track="+trackValue+";sz="+size+";dcopt="+adDcopt+";ptile="+adNumber+";" + categoryExclusion + "ord="+pageNum+"?"
		} else {
			var sURL = new String();
			if (((isNS) && (apV < 6.2)) || (isOP) || (isXX) || (typeof JSleaderboardNF == "boolean" && JSleaderboardNF == true)) {
				sURL = "http://ad.doubleclick.net/adi/"+adSiteValue+"/"+adZoneValue+";pos=0;pth="+pth+";kw="+adKeyword+";gci="+gci+";tax="+tax+";clu="+clu+";adg="+adg+";iid="+iid+";iin="+iin+";rci="+rci+";nl="+nlValue+";ses="+sesValue+";track="+trackValue+";sz="+size+";dcopt="+adDcopt+";ptile="+adNumber+";" + categoryExclusion + "ord="+pageNum+"?";
			} else {
				if (window.location.pathname.indexOf("Rhythmyx/assembler/render") != "-1") sURL = "/Rhythmyx/web_resources";
				sURL += "/techtarget/leaderboard.html?" + escape("http://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/"+adSiteValue+"/"+adZoneValue+";pos=0;pth="+pth+";kw="+adKeyword+";gci="+gci+";tax="+tax+";clu="+clu+";adg="+adg+";iid="+iid+";iin="+iin+";rci="+rci+";nl="+nlValue+";ses="+sesValue+";track="+trackValue+";sz="+size+";dcopt="+adDcopt+";ptile="+adNumber+";" + categoryExclusion + "ord="+pageNum+"?");
			}
			sLdrBoard += '<iframe src="'+sURL+'" name="frame_'+adPosition+'" id="fra728x90" width="'+width+'" height="'+height+'" border="0" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no">';
			sLdrBoard += '<a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/'+adSiteValue+'/'+adZoneValue+';pos=0;pth='+pth+';kw='+adKeyword+';gci='+gci+';tax='+tax+';clu='+clu+';adg='+adg+';iid='+iid+';iin='+iin+';rci='+rci+';nl='+nlValue+';ses='+sesValue+';track='+trackValue+';sz='+size+';dcopt='+adDcopt+';ptile='+adNumber+';' + categoryExclusion + 'ord='+pageNum+'?">';
			sLdrBoard += '<img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/'+adSiteValue+'/'+adZoneValue+';pos=0;pth='+pth+';kw='+adKeyword+';gci='+gci+';tax='+tax+';clu='+clu+';adg='+adg+';iid='+iid+';iin='+iin+';rci='+rci+';nl='+nlValue+';ses='+sesValue+';track='+trackValue+';sz='+size+';dcopt='+adDcopt+';ptile='+adNumber+';' + categoryExclusion + 'ord='+pageNum+'?" width="'+width+'" height="'+height+'" border="0"></a>';
			sLdrBoard += '</iframe>';
		}
		if (window.location.search.indexOf("adIframe=on") != -1) window.alert("Ad: " + adPosition + "\n" + unescape(sLdrBoard));
		if (window.location.search.indexOf("adString=on") != -1) window.alert("Ad: " + adPosition + "\n" + "site="+adSiteValue+" zone="+ adZoneValue + "\n ;pos=0;pth="+pth+";kw="+adKeyword+";gci="+gci+";tax="+tax+";clu="+clu+";adg="+adg+";iid="+iid+";iin="+iin+";rci="+rci+";nl="+nlValue+";ses="+sesValue+";track="+trackValue+";sz="+size+";dcopt="+adDcopt+";ptile="+adNumber+";" + categoryExclusion + "ord="+pageNum);
	    return (sLdrBoard);
	}

	function JSwriteADInfo(sitevalue, areavalue, width, height, position, kw, category, vibe, pageNum) {
		var adNum = position.substring(position.indexOf("_")+1, position.length);
		var bbbanner = "";
		bbbanner += "<table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0 width=100% bgcolor=#DFDFDF><tr><td>\n";
		bbbanner += "<a class=small href=\"/ADinfo?sitevalue=" + sitevalue + "&areavalue=" + areavalue + "&width=" + width + "&height=" + height + "&position=" + position + "&kw=" + kw + "&cat=" + JSadCategory + "&vibe=" + vibe + "&adpageid=" + pageNum + "\" target=\"ADwindow\">\n";
		bbbanner +="<img src=\"/digitalguide/images/Misc/arrow_sort_down_666666.gif\" border=0> Information for AD" + adNum + "</a>\n";
		bbbanner += "</td></tr></table>\n";
		return bbbanner;
	}

	function JSwriteAdLayer(id, sitename, pagename, searchpage, size, keyword) {
	    var ptile = id.charAt(id.length - 1); //This obtains the ptile based on the id
	    sitename = (sitename.length > 0) ? sitename : "searchStorage.com"; //When sitename is empty default to guide.com
	    pagename = (pagename.length > 0) ? pagename : "homepage"; //When pagename is empty default to homepage
	    searchpage = (searchpage.length > 0) ? "/" + searchpage : searchpage; //When searchpage isn't empty make it /searchpage
	    size = (size.length > 0) ? size : "468x60"; //When size is empty default to 468x60
	    var llayer = "";
	    llayer += "<layer src=\"http://ad.doubleclick.net/adl/" + sitename + "/" + pagename + searchpage + ";kw=" + keyword + ";sz=" + size + ";ptile=" + ptile + ";ord=" + Math.random() * 10000000 + "?\" visibility=\"hide\" onload=\"moveToAbsolute(layer" + id + ".pageX, layer" + id + ".pageY); visibility='show'\"></layer>\n";
	    return llayer;
	}

	var LSValue = "";
	var lsbool = false;

	function JSwriteLSAdBanner(id, sitename, pagename, searchpage, size, keyword, adname) {
	
		var adname = (!adname) ? "ad" : adname;
		//var lsbool = false;
		if (allcookies.indexOf("LS=") != -1 && allcookies.indexOf("LSAD=") == -1) {
			
			var name = "LS";
			var pos = allcookies.indexOf(name + "=");
			var start = pos + name.length + 1;
			var end = allcookies.indexOf(";",start);
			if (end == -1) end = allcookies.length;
			//var LSvalue = allcookies.substring(start, end);
			LSvalue = allcookies.substring(start, end);
			
			var LSuser = LSvalue.substr(LSvalue.indexOf(":")+1);
			LSvalue = LSvalue.substr(0,LSvalue.indexOf(":"));
			if (LSvalue.substring(LSvalue.length-1,LSvalue.length) == "A") {
				lsbool = true;
			}
			LSvalue = LSvalue.substr(0,LSvalue.length-1);
		}
		size = (size.length > 0) ? size : "468x60"; //When size is empty default to 468x60
		var width = size.substring(0, size.indexOf("x"));
		var height = size.substring(size.indexOf("x") + 1, size.length);
		var bbanner = "";
		if (lsbool == true) {
			if (!document.layers) {
				bbanner += "<iframe src=\"http://searchStorage.techtarget.com/liftStudy/" + LSvalue + "/" + adname + "\" name=\"frame" + id + "\" width=\"" + width + "\" height=\"" + height + "\" border=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\">\n";
				bbanner += "<a href=\"http://searchStorage.techtarget.com/liftStudy/" + LSvalue + "/" + adname + "\">\n";
				bbanner += "<img src=\"http://searchStorage.techtarget.com/liftStudy/" + LSvalue + "/" + adname + "\" width=\"" + width + "\" height=\"" + height + "\" border=\"0\"></a>\n";
				bbanner += "</iframe>\n";
			}
	
			if (document.layers) {
				bbanner += "<ilayer id='layer" + id + "' visibility='hide' height='" + height + "' top='0' left='0'></ilayer>\n";
			}
		} else {
			bbanner += JSwriteAdBanner(id, sitename, pagename, searchpage, size, keyword);
		}
	
		return bbanner;
	}

	function JSwriteLSAdLayer(id, sitename, pagename, searchpage, size, keyword, adname) {
		var adname = (!adname) ? "ad" : adname;
		var llayer = "";
		if (lsbool == true) {
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