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		$('#i4a_consent_main').fadeToggle( "slow", "linear" );
	}

	function consentDecline() {
		// Now set our session cookie to ensure we don't keep displaying the banner...
		_i4a_enableCookies();
		_i4a_createCookie("i4askipconsent", "true", null, _i4a_disableCookies);
		$('#i4a_consent_main').fadeToggle( "slow", "linear" );
	}

	$(function() {
		// find links to modify
		//$('.i4a_consent_text > a').addClass('alert-link');
		
		// check to see if we should be displaying the banner
		i4aConsent = _i4a_readCookie("i4aconsent");
		i4aSkipConsent = _i4a_readCookie("i4askipconsent");

		if (i4aConsent != "true"  && i4aSkipConsent != "true") {
			$('#i4a_consent_main').show();
		}

		$('#i4a_consent_main').on('closed.bs.alert', function () {
			consentDecline();
		});
	});
</script>
	

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