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859/* Customizer: Footer */
860#footer nav {
861  background: ;
862}
863
864#footer nav {
865  color: #ffffff;
866}
867
868#footer .social svg {
869  fill: #ffffff !important;
870}
871
872#footer .terms {
873  background: #231e3e;
874}
875
876#footer.news {
877    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #231e3e, #548095);
878    color: #ffffff;
879}
880
881#footer .terms,
882#footer .terms a {
883  color: #ffffff;
884}
885
886/* Customizer: Buttons */
887.read_more {
888  background: #ffffff;
889}
890
891.read_more a,
892.category_post_list-shortcode .read_more a,
893#panelsContent .widget.advertisers-widget > div.read_more a,
894.hll-now-playing .listen-now-button,
895.hll-nowplaying .rewards-wrapper .rewards-link,
896.rewards-link,
897.rewards-link,
898.tribe-events-widget-link,
899.tribe-events-widget-link *,
900.tribe-events-widget-link a,
901.tribe-events-cal-links a,
902.tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__button.btn,
903.tribe-events-c-ical__link,
904main article .gform_button,
905.pmpro_btn,
906div.pmpro_login_wrap p.login-submit input[type="submit"],

907article.pmpro-no-access div.pmpro_content_message > a,
908div.paywall_buttons > a, div.paywall_buttons > a:link,
909div.modal button.btn.btn-primary,
910.pmpro_btn-plain,
911.tribe-common .tribe-events-widget-link a,
912.vue-button,
913.widget .widgettitle + div.is-timeline .vue-button,
914.vue-profile-sidebar .vue-button,
915.alexa-page .button,
916.gform_button,
917.tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown > .btn {
918  background: #d0021b !important;
919  color: #ffffff !important;
920}
921.read_more a:hover,
922.category_post_list-shortcode .read_more a:hover,
923#panelsContent .widget.advertisers-widget > div.read_more a:hover,
924.hll-nowplaying .rewards-wrapper .rewards-link:hover,
925.hll-now-playing .listen-now-button:hover,
926.rewards-link:hover,
927.tribe-events-widget-link:hover,
928.tribe-events-widget-link *:hover,
929.tribe-events-widget-link a:hover,
930.tribe-events-cal-links a:hover,
931.tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__button.btn:hover,
932.tribe-events-c-ical__link:hover,
933main article .gform_button:hover,
934.pmpro_btn:hover,
935div.pmpro_login_wrap p.login-submit input[type="submit"]:hover,
936article.pmpro-no-access div.pmpro_content_message > a:hover,
937div.paywall_buttons > a, div.paywall_buttons > a:link:hover,
938div.modal button.btn.btn-primary:hover,
939.pmpro_btn-plain:hover,
940.tribe-common .tribe-events-widget-link a:hover,
941.vue-button:hover,
942.widget .widgettitle + div.is-timeline .vue-button:hover,
943.vue-profile-sidebar .vue-button:hover,
944.alexa-page .button:hover,
945.gform_button:hover,
946.tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown > .btn:hover {
947  background: #ffffff !important;
948  color: #d0021b !important;
949}
950
951.tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__button-text.btn, .tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__button-icon {
952  color: #ffffff !important;
953}
954
955.hll-now-playing .listen-now-button .waveform b {
956  background: #ffffff !important;
957}
958
959.hll-now-playing .listen-now-button:hover .waveform b {
960  background: #d0021b !important;
961}
962
963.hll-now-playing .listen-now-button:hover .content .label {
964  color: #d0021b !important;
965}
966
967.hll-rewards-grid .rewards-grid-wrapper .reward .img,
968.reward-wrapper .widget .reward-card-image {
969  border-color: rgb(219,219,219) !important;
970}
971
972/* Customizer: Single Posts and Pages, etc */
973article .title a {
974  color: inherit !important;
975}
976
977.page-header {
978  background: #ffffff !important;
979  color: #000000 !important;
980}
981
982.page-header .page-title {
983  border-color: #548095 !important;
984}
985
986.page .title {
987  color: #548095 !important;
988  border-color: #548095 !important;
989}
990
991/* Customizer: Archives */
992/*TODO Update events calendar class here JRM 2022*/
993.tribe-events-page-template.post-type-archive .archive-category-name,
994.tribe-events-page-template main .archive-category-name a {
995  color: #548095 !important;
996  border-color: #548095 !important;
997}
998
999.archive main .excerpt,
1000.archive main .social a,
1001.archive main time {
1002  color: #000000 !important;
1003}
1004
1005.paginate_links a {
1006  color: #548095 !important;
1007}
1008
1009/* Customizer: Contests */
1010.post-type-archive-contest-rules main {
1011  background: #ffffff !important;
1012}
1013.post-type-archive-contests main * {
1014  color: #000000 !important;
1015}
1016
1017/* Customizer: Show Schedule */
1018.post-type-archive-podcast .archive-header,
1019.post-type-archive-show .schedule-header,
1020.post-type-archive-show .schedule-nav {
1021  background: #ffffff !important;
1022}
1023.post-type-archive-show #main nav.nav .active {
1024  border-bottom-color: #548095;
1025}
1026/*#panelsContent * {*/
1027/*  color: *//*;*/
1028/*}*/
1029.schedule-nav a {
1030  color: #000000;
1031}
1032.schedule-nav a:hover {
1033  color: #cecece !important;
1034}
1035
1036/* PodMN Icon */
1037.archive main .archive-posts article .social a.podmn-icon svg .st0, .post-type-archive main .archive-posts article .social a.podmn-icon svg .st0,
1038.single-show #overview .social a.podmn-icon svg .st0, .single-podcast #overview .social a.podmn-icon svg .st0,
1039.show-nav .podmn-icon svg .st0 {
1040  stroke: #000000;
1041}
1042
1043.archive main .archive-posts article .social a.podmn-icon svg .st1, .post-type-archive main .archive-posts article .social a.podmn-icon svg .st1,
1044.archive main .archive-posts article .social a.podmn-icon svg .st2, .post-type-archive main .archive-posts article .social a.podmn-icon svg .st2,
1045.single-show #overview .social a.podmn-icon svg .st0, .single-podcast #overview .social a.podmn-icon svg .st1,
1046.single-show #overview .social a.podmn-icon svg .st0, .single-podcast #overview .social a.podmn-icon svg .st2,
1047.show-nav .podmn-icon svg .st1,
1048.show-nav .podmn-icon svg .st2 {
1049  fill: #000000;
1050}
1051
1052/* Customizer: Events */
1053/*TODO Update events calendar class here JRM 2022*/
1054.tribe-events-page-template main .archive-title,
1055.tribe-events-page-template main .tribe-events,
1056main .tribe-events-pg-template,
1057.single-tribe_events #tribe-events-content,
1058.single-tribe_venue main,
1059.tribe-events-page-template main .archive-category-name,
1060.tribe-events-page-template main .tribe-event-categories,
1061.widget .tribe-events-widget-link,
1062.tribe-events-before-html {
1063  background: #ffffff !important;
1064}
1065/*TODO Update events calendar class here JRM 2022*/
1066.tribe-events-calendar-list__event-title a, .tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__list-item a {
1067  color: #000000 !important;
1068}
1069
1070.tribe-events-page-template main .archive-category-name,
1071.tribe-events-page-template main .tribe-event-categories li a,
1072.single-tribe_events #tribe-events-content p a,
1073.tribe-events-event-meta a:hover,
1074.tribe-related-events a:hover,
1075.tribe-events-calendar-list__event-title a:hover,
1076.tribe-events-calendar-list-nav ul li a, .tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__list-item a:hover {

1077  color: #548095 !important;
1078}
1079
1080.tribe-events-pg-template,
1081.tribe-no-events {
1082  color: #000000 !important;
1083}
1084
1085.tribe-events-event-meta a.tribe-events-gmap {
1086  background: #d0021b !important;
1087  color: #ffffff !important;
1088}
1089
1090.tribe-common time {
1091  color: #000000 !important;
1092}
1093
1094.events-list-widget-content .list-date,
1095.events-list-widget-content .list-date * {
1096  color: black !important;
1097}
1098/*TODO Update events calendar class here JRM 2022*/
1099.events-list-widget-content.no-events {
1100  color: #000000 !important;
1101}
1102
1103/* Customizer Podcast Player */
1104.podcast-player .progress-bar-played {
1105  background-color: #548095;
1106}
1107
1108.podcast-player a,
1109.podcast-player .episode-basic-info .episode-title,
1110.podcast-player .controls-advanced button:hover,
1111.podcast-player .progress-bar .progress-bar-time-played:hover,
1112.podcast-player .buttons button:hover,
1113.podcast-player .buttons button.button-active {
1114  color: #548095;
1115}
1116
1117/* Customizer: Rollovers */
1118.episode-link:hover .podcast-episode .post-title,
1119.custom_blocks_wrapper .subtitle a:hover,
1120.featured_from_category .title a:hover,
1121.category_post_list-widget .subtitle a:hover,
1122  /*TODO Update events calendar class here JRM 2022*/
1123.events-list-widget-content .tribe-events-title a:hover,
1124.archive article .title a:hover,
1125.search article .title a:hover,
1126.more:hover,
1127.less:hover,
1128article.podcast-grid-object:hover a {
1129  color: #cecece !important;
1130}
1131
1132/* HBI Slider */
1133.hbi-slider-widget .carousel-indicators .list-group-item,
1134.hbi-slider-widget .carousel {
1135  background: ;
1136}
1137.hbi-slider-widget .carousel-indicators .list-group-item {
1138  color:  !important;
1139  border-bottom: 2px solid ;
1140}
1141.hbi-slider-widget .carousel-indicators .list-group-item.active {
1142  border-bottom-color: ;
1143}
1144.hbi-slider-widget.widget {
1145  background: transparent !important;
1146}
1147
1148/* Instagram and Youtube Carousel Overrides */
1149.carousel-wrapper .carousel-control,
1150.youtube-video-carousel-wrapper .jcarousel-control-prev,
1151.youtube-video-carousel-wrapper .jcarousel-control-next {
1152  background: #d0021b !important;
1153}
1154
1155.carousel-wrapper .carousel-control i,
1156.youtube-video-carousel-wrapper .jcarousel-control-prev i,
1157.youtube-video-carousel-wrapper .jcarousel-control-next i {
1158  color: #ffffff !important;
1159}
1160
1161/* Customizer: Youtube Widget */
1162.widget_hubbard_youtube_playlists_widget .video-feed-list li a span div {
1163  color: #000000 !important;
1164}
1165
1166.widget_hubbard_vimeo_widget .vimeo-feed-list li a span div {
1167  color: #000000 !important;
1168}
1169
1170.widget_hubbard_youtube_playlists_widget .video-feed-list .active,
1171.widget_hubbard_youtube_playlists_widget .video-feed-list li:hover,
1172.widget_hubbard_youtube_playlists_widget .video-feed-list .active a span div,
1173.widget_hubbard_youtube_playlists_widget .video-feed-list li:hover a span div,
1174.widget_hubbard_youtube_playlists_widget .youtube-video-playlist-feed .video-desc:hover *,
1175.vimeo-feed .active,
1176.vimeo-feed li:hover,
1177.vimeo-feed .active a span div,
1178.vimeo-feed li:hover a span div,
1179.vimeo-feed .video-desc:hover * {
1180  background: transparent !important;
1181  color: #cecece !important;
1182}
1183
1184/* Customizer: Advertiser Directory */
1185#advertiser-directory .card,
1186#advertiser-directory .border {
1187  border-color: rgb(219,219,219) !important;
1188}
1189
1190#advertiser-directory .quote {
1191  background-color: rgb(219,219,219) !important;
1192}
1193
1194#advertiser-directory * {
1195  color: #000000 !important;
1196}
1197
1198#advertiser-directory .post-edit-link {
1199  background: #d0021b !important;
1200  color: #ffffff !important;
1201}
1202
1203#advertiser-directory .post-edit-link i {
1204  color: #ffffff !important;
1205}
1206
1207#panelsContent .tab-pane .advertisers-widget.widget .advertiser-links > a,
1208#panelsContent .tab-pane .advertisers-widget.widget .advertiser-links > a:hover,
1209#panelsContent .tab-pane .advertisers-widget.widget .advertiser-links > a > i,
1210#panelsContent .tab-pane .advertisers-widget.widget .advertiser-links > a >i:hover{
1211  color: #000000 !important;
1212}
1213
1214.advertisers-widget .quote, .advertisers-widget .quote > p{
1215  color: #cecece !important;
1216}
1217
1218form.pmpro_form .lite{
1219  color: #000000;
1220}
1221
1222main article #pmpro_license *{
1223  color: #000;
1224}
1225
1226table.pmpro_table td, table.pmpro_table th{
1227  border-color: rgb(219,219,219);
1228}
1229
1230.pmpro_message.pmpro_alert{
1231  color: #000000;
1232  background-color: ;
1233  border-color: rgb(219,219,219);
1234}
1235
1236.hbi-membership-levels div.level, .pmpro_content_message div.paywall{
1237  background-color: ;
1238}
1239
1240.hbi-membership-levels div.level h2, .hbi-membership-levels div.level h2 > p{
1241  color: #548095;
1242  background-color: rgb(255,255,255);
1243}
1244
1245.hbi-membership-levels div.level p.pricing em.per-term{
1246  color: }
1247
1248.pmpro_box{
1249  border-color: rgb(219,219,219);
1250}
1251
1252article.pmpro-no-access div.pmpro_content_message > a, div.paywall_buttons > a, div.paywall_buttons > a:link{
1253  border: none;
1254}
1255
1256
1257
1258/* End of Customizer */
1259</style>
1260
1261

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1274<a class="sr-only sr-only-focusable" href="#main">Skip to main content</a>
1275<a class="skip-link screen-reader-text sr-only sr-only-focusable" href="#footer">Skip to footer</a>
1276
1277<div class="header-wrap">
1278        <header id="header" role="banner" data-class="header" class="header header--has-primary-ad header--normal">
1279        <div class="container-xl d-block" id="header-container">
1280            <div class="row pt-3 pb-3 justify-content-center">
1281
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1283                
1284                
1285                                    <div class="d-block col-3 align-self-center">
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1287                    <nav class="col d-flex align-items-center justify-content-end">
1288                        <div class="d-flex align-items-center g-0">
1289                            <span class="d-none d-md-block">
1290                                
1291<nav class="profile">
1292    <div id="live_login_menu" class="float-lg-right">
1293        <div class="logged hide">
1294            <a href="#" class="open-drop">Hello, <span class="live_login_name"></span></a>
1295            <div class="sub-menu hide text-center">
1296                <a href="#" class="logout-action">Logout</a>
1297            </div>
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1300                    <path d="M12 5.9c1.16 0 2.1 0.94 2.1 2.1s-0.94 2.1-2.1 2.1-2.1-0.94-2.1-2.1 0.94-2.1 2.1-2.1zM12 14.9c2.975 0 6.1 1.455 6.1 2.1v1.1h-12.2v-1.1c0-0.645 3.125-2.1 6.1-2.1zM12 4c-2.21 0-4 1.79-4 4 0 2.205 1.79 4 4 4s4-1.795 4-4c0-2.21-1.79-4-4-4zM12 13c-2.665 0-8 1.335-8 4v3h16v-3c0-2.665-5.335-4-8-4z" fill="#444444"></path>
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1302            </a>
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1318                    <div class="form-group">
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1322                    <div class="error-message text-start pb-2"></div>
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1341</nav>
1342
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1344
1345
1346

1347                                                            <span class="vue-profile-menu-mobile ms-3 d-md-none">
1348                                    <a href="https://wtop.com/profile" rel="profile noopener" title="Go to your profile" class="align-self-center">
1349                                        <svg
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2364<script id="DFPLIGHT-js-before">
2365var DFP_config = {"account":"6585","slot_prefix":"wtop"};
2366var DFP_ad_slots = "[{\"name\":\"wtop_desktop_top\",\"sizes\":\"[[970, 90], [728, 90], [320, 50], [1, 1]]\",\"id\":\"DFP_slot_wtop_desktop_top_1\",\"sizeMapping\":{\"[1025, 200]\":\"[[970, 90], [728, 90]]\",\"[768, 200]\":\"[[728, 90]]\",\"[0, 0]\":\"[[320, 50], [1, 1]]\"},\"extra\":false,\"outofpage\":false,\"companion\":false,\"expandedSize\":false,\"transition\":false,\"avoidRender\":false},{\"name\":\"wtop_desktop_interstitial\",\"sizes\":\"[640, 480]\",\"id\":\"DFP_slot_wtop_desktop_interstitial_1\",\"sizeMapping\":{\"[1025, 200]\":\"[640, 480]\",\"[0, 0]\":\"[]\"},\"extra\":false,\"outofpage\":true,\"companion\":false,\"expandedSize\":false,\"transition\":false,\"avoidRender\":false},{\"name\":\"wtop_mobile_adhesion_1\",\"sizes\":\"[[320, 50],[1,1]]\",\"id\":\"DFP_slot_wtop_mobile_adhesion_1_1\",\"sizeMapping\":{\"[750, 200]\":\"[]\",\"[0, 0]\":\"[[320, 50],[1,1]]\"},\"extra\":false,\"outofpage\":false,\"companion\":false,\"expandedSize\":false,\"transition\":false,\"avoidRender\":false},{\"name\":\"wtop_page_desktop_300x600\",\"sizes\":\"[[300, 600]]\",\"id\":\"DFP_slot_wtop_page_desktop_300x600_1\",\"sizeMapping\":{\"[1025, 900]\":\"[[1, 1],[300, 600]]\",\"[1025, 450]\":\"[[1, 1],[300, 250]]\",\"[0, 0]\":\"[]\"},\"extra\":false,\"outofpage\":false,\"companion\":false,\"expandedSize\":false,\"transition\":false,\"avoidRender\":false},{\"name\":\"wtop_page_mobile_300x250\",\"sizes\":\"[[300, 250]]\",\"id\":\"DFP_slot_wtop_page_mobile_300x250_1\",\"sizeMapping\":{\"[1024, 200]\":\"[]\",\"[0, 0]\":\"[300, 250]\"},\"extra\":false,\"outofpage\":false,\"companion\":false,\"expandedSize\":false,\"transition\":false,\"avoidRender\":false}]";
2367//# sourceURL=DFPLIGHT-js-before
2368</script>

vendor: 1 bytes, line 2368

2369<script id="DFPLIGHT-js" src="https://wtop.com/wp-content/plugins/hbi-dfp-light/assets/js/dist/dfp-custom-light.min.js?ver=main.0.7.1"></script>

vendor: 1 bytes, line 2369

2370<script id="Sailthru_Newsletters_Custom-js-extra">
2371var Sailthru_config = {"domain":"horizon.wtop.com"};
2372//# sourceURL=Sailthru_Newsletters_Custom-js-extra
2373</script>

vendor: 1 bytes, line 2373

2374<script id="Sailthru_Newsletters_Custom-js" src="https://wtop.com/wp-content/plugins/hbi-sailthru-email-alerts/assets/js/sailthru.js?ver=main.0.7.1"></script>

2374
2375        <!-- ComScore -->
2376

2376<script defer>
2377            (function() {
2378                var comScoreLoaded = false;
2379
2380                function loadComScore() {
2381                    if (comScoreLoaded) return;
2382                    comScoreLoaded = true;
2383
2384                    window._comscore = window._comscore || [];
2385                    window._comscore.push({ c1: "2", c2: "16067480" });
2386                    var s = document.createElement("script"), el = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];
2387                    s.async = true;
2388                    s.src = (document.location.protocol === "https:" ? "https://sb" : "http://b") + ".scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js";
2389                    el.parentNode.insertBefore(s, el);
2390                }
2391
2392                loadComScore();
2393            })();
2394        </script>

2394
2395        <noscript>
2396            <img src="//b.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&c2=16067480&cv=2.0&cj=1" alt="" />
2397        </noscript>
2398        <!-- /ComScore -->
2399                <!-- Quantcast -->
2400

2400<script type="text/javascript" defer>
2401            (function() {
2402                var quantcastLoaded = false;
2403
2404                function loadQuantcast() {
2405                    if (quantcastLoaded) return;
2406                    quantcastLoaded = true;
2407
2408                    window._qevents = window._qevents || [];
2409                    window._qevents.push({ qacct: "p-sgZGQjSAzUNrD" });
2410                    var elem = document.createElement('script');
2411                    elem.src = (document.location.protocol === "https:" ? "https://secure" : "http://edge") + ".quantserve.com/quant.js";
2412                    elem.async = true;
2413                    elem.type = "text/javascript";
2414                    var scpt = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
2415                    scpt.parentNode.insertBefore(elem, scpt);
2416                }
2417
2418                loadQuantcast();
2419            })();
2420        </script>

2420
2421        <noscript>
2422            <div style="display:none;">
2423                <img src="//pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-sgZGQjSAzUNrD.gif" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="Quantcast"/>
2424            </div>
2425        </noscript>
2426        <!-- /Quantcast -->
2427

2427<script>
2428gform.initializeOnLoaded( function() { jQuery(document).on('gform_post_render', function(event, formId, currentPage){if(formId == 5) {if(!jQuery('#input_5_10+.ginput_counter').length){jQuery('#input_5_10').textareaCount(    {'maxCharacterSize': 10000,    'originalStyle': 'ginput_counter gfield_description',	 'truncate': true,	 'errorStyle' : '',    'displayFormat' : '#input of #max max characters'    });jQuery('#input_5_10').next('.ginput_counter').attr('aria-live','polite');}jQuery('#input_5_12').mask('99999').bind('keypress', function(e){if(e.which == 13){jQuery(this).blur();} } );jQuery('#input_5_7').mask('(999) 999-9999').bind('keypress', function(e){if(e.which == 13){jQuery(this).blur();} } );} } );jQuery(document).on('gform_post_conditional_logic', function(event, formId, fields, isInit){} ) } );
2429</script>

vendor: 1 bytes, line 2429

2430<script>
2431gform.initializeOnLoaded( function() {jQuery(document).trigger("gform_pre_post_render", [{ formId: "5", currentPage: "1", abort: function() { this.preventDefault(); } }]);        if (event && event.defaultPrevented) {                return;        }        const gformWrapperDiv = document.getElementById( "gform_wrapper_5" );        if ( gformWrapperDiv ) {            const visibilitySpan = document.createElement( "span" );            visibilitySpan.id = "gform_visibility_test_5";            gformWrapperDiv.insertAdjacentElement( "afterend", visibilitySpan );        }        const visibilityTestDiv = document.getElementById( "gform_visibility_test_5" );        let postRenderFired = false;        function triggerPostRender() {            if ( postRenderFired ) {                return;            }            postRenderFired = true;            gform.core.triggerPostRenderEvents( 5, 1 );            if ( visibilityTestDiv ) {                visibilityTestDiv.parentNode.removeChild( visibilityTestDiv );            }        }        function debounce( func, wait, immediate ) {            var timeout;            return function() {                var context = this, args = arguments;                var later = function() {                    timeout = null;                    if ( !immediate ) func.apply( context, args );                };                var callNow = immediate && !timeout;                clearTimeout( timeout );                timeout = setTimeout( later, wait );                if ( callNow ) func.apply( context, args );            };        }        const debouncedTriggerPostRender = debounce( function() {            triggerPostRender();        }, 200 );        if ( visibilityTestDiv && visibilityTestDiv.offsetParent === null ) {            const observer = new MutationObserver( ( mutations ) => {                mutations.forEach( ( mutation ) => {                    if ( mutation.type === 'attributes' && visibilityTestDiv.offsetParent !== null ) {                        debouncedTriggerPostRender();                        observer.disconnect();                    }                });            });            observer.observe( document.body, {                attributes: true,                childList: false,                subtree: true,                attributeFilter: [ 'style', 'class' ],            });        } else {            triggerPostRender();        }    } );
2432</script>

2432
2433
2434<div class="device-xs d-block d-sm-none"></div>
2435<div class="device-sm d-none d-sm-block d-md-none"></div>
2436<div class="device-md d-none d-md-block d-lg-none"></div>
2437<div class="device-lg d-none d-lg-block d-xl-none"></div>
2438<div class="device-xl d-none d-xl-block"></div>
2439
2440
2441</body>
2442</html>

Line numbers count LF bytes from the start of the resource, as the search results do. Vendor segments are library code the classifier recognised; they are stored but not indexed. Bytes are shown as Latin1 characters, one per byte.