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HTML

              
                <div class="outerwrapper">

<div class="timeline">
	<div class="timeline-header">
		<h3>INTERACTIVE:</h3>
		<h2><span class="timeline-heading"></span></h2>			
		<p class="timeline-standfirst"></p>
	</div>
	<div class="tooltip">
		<p></p>
	</div>
</div> <!-- timeline -->

<div class="info-box">
	<div class="panel"></div>
</div>

</div> <!-- outerwrapper -->


              
            
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CSS

              
                body {
    color: #000000;
    font-family: Verdana,arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;
    font-size: 90%;
}

.outerwrapper {
	/*display: none;*/
	width: 630px;	
	position: relative;
}

.outerwrapper .visually-hidden {
	width:1px;
	height:1px;
	position: absolute !important;
	clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px); /* IE6, IE7 */
	clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);
}


.outerwrapper .timeline {
	width: 630px;
	height: 260px;
}

.outerwrapper .timeline-header {
	position: absolute;
	top: -4px;
	left: 120px;
	width: 500px;
	height: 110px;
	z-index: 10;
}

.outerwrapper .timeline-header h2 {
	font-size: 1.3em;
	margin: 0 0 1em 0;
	color: #666;
}

.outerwrapper .timeline-header h3 {
	margin: 0 0 0.5em 0;
	color: #999;
}


.outerwrapper .info-box {
	position: relative;
	top: 0px;
	width: 630px;
	height: 320px;
	opacity: 1;
	border-top: 2px solid #999999;
	border-bottom: 2px solid #999999;
	z-index: 10;
	background: white;
	overflow: hidden;
}

.outerwrapper div[class^='event'] {
	position: relative;
	float: left;	
	width: 630px;
	padding: 10px 0;

}


.outerwrapper .info-box div[class^='event'] h3 {
	margin: 0 0 1em 5px;
	color: #666;
}

.outerwrapper .info-box div[class^='event'] h4 {
	margin: 0 0 0 5px;
	color: #999;
	font-style: italic;
}

.outerwrapper .info-box div[class^='event'] p {
	margin: 0 0 0 5px;
}

.outerwrapper .info-box div[class^='event'] img {
	float: right;
	margin: 0 5px 0 10px;
	max-width: 300px;
}

.outerwrapper .info-box div[class^='event'] a:before {
	content:url(http://www.nature.com/polopoly_fs/7.7008.1350920391!/image/link.jpg);
}

.outerwrapper .info-box div[class^='event'] .credit {
	margin: 0.8em 0 0 0;
}

.outerwrapper .info-box div[class^='event'] .credit a:before {
	content:none;
}



.outerwrapper .tooltip
{
	display:none;
	position: absolute; 
	top: 110px;
	width: 135px;
	z-index: 999;
	margin-left: -75px;
	padding: 10px;
	background-color: #5E5E5E;
	text-align:center;
	opacity: 0;
	-webkit-transition: opacity 0.3s ease;                  
	-moz-transition: opacity 0.3s ease;                 
	-o-transition: opacity 0.3s ease;   
	-ms-transition: opacity 0.3s ease;          
	transition: opacity 0.3s ease;               
}

.outerwrapper .tooltip:after
{
	content: "";
	position:absolute;
	z-index: 1000;
	bottom: -8px;
	left: 50%;
	margin-left: -12px;
	border-top: 10px solid #5E5E5E;
	border-left: 10px solid transparent;
	border-right: 10px solid transparent;
	border-bottom: 0;
}

.outerwrapper .tooltip p {
	margin: 0;
	color: #FFF;
}

/* SVG
----------------------------------*/

.outerwrapper svg text {
	font: 13px sans-serif;
}

.outerwrapper svg .axis text, .outerwrapper svg .year-axis text {
	font: 11px sans-serif;
}

.outerwrapper svg .axis path, .outerwrapper svg .year-axis path {
	fill: none;
	stroke: none;
}

.outerwrapper svg .axis line {
	fill: none;
	stroke: #999999;
	shape-rendering: crispEdges;
}

.outerwrapper svg .year-axis line {
	stroke: none;
}

.outerwrapper svg .locations {
	fill: #999999;
	cursor: pointer;
	-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease;                  
	-moz-transition: all 0.2s ease;                 
	-o-transition: all 0.2s ease;   
	-ms-transition: all 0.2s ease;          
	transition: all 0.2s ease;
}

.outerwrapper svg .locations:hover {
	fill: #EE8361;
}

.outerwrapper svg .selected {
	fill: #E85338;
}
              
            
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JS

              
                /*	An array to store all the data */
var items = [];

$.ajax({
		url: "https://codepen.io/chris-creditdesign/pen/87c2848937b6962f4efd2a67e5ea2031.html",
		// url: "table-nih.html", 
		dataType: 'text',
		success: function(data) {

				/* Helper function to format and parse date from data */
				function getDate(d) {
						/*	If d is a number or a string in the format Day Month Year
				process it as normal. Other wise presume that it may be a string 
				in the format Month Year and add 1 to the start so that Firefox
				and safari can parse the date */
						if (typeof d === "number") {
								return new Date(d);
						} else if (Date.parse(d)) {
								return new Date(d);
						} else {
								return new Date("1 " + d);
						}
				}

				var fullData = $(data);
				var table = $(data).find("table tbody tr");

				/* Grab the tables headline and caption so that we can reproduce them in the widget */
				var headline = $(fullData).find("h2.table-heading").text();

				var standfirst = $(data).find("table caption p").text();

				/* Hides the table and shows the SVG if javascript is enabled */
				// $("h2:contains('Dogs at work')").parent("section").parent("div").css({"display":"none"});
				// $("h2:contains('Dogs at work') + table").css({"width":"630px"});
				$(".outerwrapper span.timeline-heading").text(headline);
				$(".outerwrapper p.timeline-standfirst").text(standfirst);
				// $(".outerwrapper").css({"display":"block"});

				/*	Push an object into the items array for each table row/point on the timeline */
				for (var i = 0; i < $(table).length; i++) {
						var newObject = {};
						items.push(newObject);
				};

				/*	Add a prorerty to the objects for each column in the table/bit of info we want to show
			i.e date, headline, the text, image link and credit */
				for (var i = 0; i < $(table).length; i++) {

						var dateStart = $(table).eq(i).children('td').eq(0).html();
						var dateEnd;

						if ($(table).eq(i).children('td').eq(1).html() === " ") {
								dateEnd = $(table).eq(i).children('td').eq(0).html();
						} else {
								dateEnd = $(table).eq(i).children('td').eq(1).html();
						}

						items[i].dateStart = dateStart;
						items[i].dateEnd = dateEnd;
						items[i].date1 = getDate(dateStart);
						items[i].date2 = getDate(dateEnd);

						if ($(table).eq(i).children('td').eq(2).html() !== " ") {
								items[i].headline = $(table).eq(i).children('td').eq(2).html();
						}

						if ($(table).eq(i).children('td').eq(3).html() !== " ") {
								items[i].text = $(table).eq(i).children('td').eq(3).html();
						}

						if ($(table).eq(i).children('td').eq(4).html() !== " ") {
								items[i].link = $(table).eq(i).children('td').eq(4).html();
						}

						if ($(table).eq(i).children('td').eq(5).html() !== " ") {
								items[i].img = $(table).eq(i).children('td').eq(5).html();
								items[i].credit = $(table).eq(i).children('td').eq(6).html();
						}
				};
				console.log(items);
				/*	Insert an .event div for each event */
				for (var i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
						$(".outerwrapper .info-box .panel").append('<div class="event-' + i + '"></div>');
				};

				for (var i = 0; i < $('.outerwrapper div[class^="event"]').length; i++) {

						if (items[i].img) {
								$('.outerwrapper div[class="event-' + i + '"]')
										.append('<span class="timeline-img">' + items[i].img + '</span>');
						}

						if (items[i].date1 < items[i].date2) {
								$('.outerwrapper div[class="event-' + i + '"]')
										.append('<h3>' + items[i].dateStart + ' - ' + items[i].dateEnd + '</h3>');
						} else {
								$('.outerwrapper div[class="event-' + i + '"]')
										.append('<h3>' + items[i].dateStart + '</h3>');
						}

						if (items[i].headline) {
								$('.outerwrapper div[class="event-' + i + '"]')
										.append('<h4>' + items[i].headline + ' (' + (i + 1) + ' of ' + items.length + ')</h4>');
						} else {
								$('.outerwrapper div[class="event-' + i + '"]')
										.append('<h4> (' + (i + 1) + ' of ' + items.length + ')</h4>');
						}

						if (items[i].text) {
								$('.outerwrapper div[class="event-' + i + '"]')
										.append('<p>' + items[i].text + '</p>');
						}

						if (items[i].link) {
								$('.outerwrapper div[class="event-' + i + '"]')
										.append('<p>' + items[i].link + '</p>');
						}

						if (items[i].img) {
								$('.outerwrapper div[class="event-' + i + '"]')
										.append('<p class="credit">PICTURE CREDIT: ' + items[i].credit + '</p>')
						}

				};

				var eventWidth = $('.outerwrapper .info-box').width();

				var position = 0;

				var panelWidth = eventWidth * items.length;

				$(".outerwrapper .info-box .panel").css({
						"width": panelWidth + "px"
				});

				/* Load D3 */
				/* All of the D3/svg code is contained within the callback function */
				/* Loading D3 via a html script tag into ie6-8 will to cause a runtime error */
				$.getScript("https://d3js.org/d3.v3.min.js", function() {
						// $.getScript("https://d3js.org/d3.v3.min.js", function() {
						/*	Define the dimensions of the SVG */
						var duration = 200;
						var marginTop = 5;
						var marginRight = 0;
						var marginBottom = 40;
						var marginLeft = 0;
						var padding = 2;
						var width = 630 - marginRight - marginLeft;
						var height = 290 - marginTop - marginBottom;
						var miniHeight = 75;
						var mainHeight = height - miniHeight - 50;

						var zoom = 1;
						var maxZoom = 10;
						var zoomIncrement = 1;

						/*	A global variable to control which event/location to show */
						var counter = 0;

						/*	A global variable to control the amout of ticks visible */
						var ticks = 8;

						/*	Find the earliest and latest time in the range */
						var timeFirst = d3.min(items, function(d) {
								return d.date1;
						});
						var timeLast = d3.max(items, function(d) {
								return d.date2;
						});

						/*	Work out the time span of the whole timeline in miliseconds plus one tenth of this value */
						var timeDiff = timeLast - timeFirst;
						timeDiff = timeDiff + (timeDiff * 0.1);

						/*	Extend the time range before the first date and after the last date 
				to make for a more attractive timeline */
						var timeBegin = getDate(items[counter].date1.getTime() - timeDiff);
						var timeEnd = getDate(items[counter].date1.getTime() + timeDiff);

						/* Scales */
						var x = d3.time.scale()
								.domain([timeBegin, timeEnd])
								.range([0, width]);

						/*	Create the SVG and its elements */
						var chart = d3.select(".timeline")
								.append("svg")
								.attr("width", width + marginRight + marginLeft)
								.attr("height", height + marginTop + marginBottom)
								.attr("class", "chart");

						/*	Draw the four icons for zooming and moving through the time line as well as their enclosing
				rects. Add functionality for hover and click. */
						var zoomInIcon = chart.append("path")
								.attr("d", "M22.646,19.307c0.96-1.583,1.523-3.435,1.524-5.421C24.169,8.093,19.478,3.401,13.688,3.399C7.897,3.401,3.204,8.093,3.204,13.885c0,5.789,4.693,10.481,10.484,10.481c1.987,0,3.839-0.563,5.422-1.523l7.128,7.127l3.535-3.537L22.646,19.307zM13.688,20.369c-3.582-0.008-6.478-2.904-6.484-6.484c0.006-3.582,2.903-6.478,6.484-6.486c3.579,0.008,6.478,2.904,6.484,6.486C20.165,17.465,17.267,20.361,13.688,20.369zM15.687,9.051h-4v2.833H8.854v4.001h2.833v2.833h4v-2.834h2.832v-3.999h-2.833V9.051z")
								.style("pointer-events", "none")
								.attr("transform", "translate(5,60), scale(1.25)");

						var zoomInButton = chart.append("rect")
								.attr("width", 50)
								.attr("height", 50)
								.style("fill", colourBackground[4])
								.style("opacity", 0.2)
								.attr("transform", "translate(0,55)")
								.style("cursor", "pointer")
								.on("click", function(e) {
										if (zoom < maxZoom) {
												zoom += zoomIncrement;
												showLocation();
										};
										d3.event.preventDefault();
										return false;
								})
								.on("mouseover", function() {
										if (zoom < maxZoom) {
												d3.select(this).transition()
														.duration(duration)
														.style("opacity", 0.5);
										};
								})
								.on("mouseout", function() {
										d3.select(this).transition()
												.duration(duration)
												.style("opacity", 0.2);
								});

						var zoomOutIcon = chart.append("path")
								.attr("d", "M22.646,19.307c0.96-1.583,1.523-3.435,1.524-5.421C24.169,8.093,19.478,3.401,13.688,3.399C7.897,3.401,3.204,8.093,3.204,13.885c0,5.789,4.693,10.481,10.484,10.481c1.987,0,3.839-0.563,5.422-1.523l7.128,7.127l3.535-3.537L22.646,19.307zM13.688,20.369c-3.582-0.008-6.478-2.904-6.484-6.484c0.006-3.582,2.903-6.478,6.484-6.486c3.579,0.008,6.478,2.904,6.484,6.486C20.165,17.465,17.267,20.361,13.688,20.369zM8.854,11.884v4.001l9.665-0.001v-3.999L8.854,11.884z")
								.style("pointer-events", "none")
								.attr("transform", "translate(55,60), scale(1.25)");

						var zoomOutButton = chart.append("rect")
								.attr("width", 50)
								.attr("height", 50)
								.style("fill", colourBackground[4])
								.style("opacity", 0.2)
								.attr("transform", "translate(50,55)")
								.style("cursor", "pointer")
								.on("click", function(e) {
										if (zoom > 1) {
												zoom -= zoomIncrement;
												showLocation();
										};

										d3.event.preventDefault();
										return false;
								})
								.on("mouseover", function() {
										if (zoom > 1) {
												d3.select(this).transition()
														.duration(duration)
														.style("opacity", 0.5);
										};

								})
								.on("mouseout", function() {
										d3.select(this).transition()
												.duration(duration)
												.style("opacity", 0.2);
								});

						var leftIcon = chart.append("path")
								.attr("d", "M20.834,8.037L9.641,14.5c-1.43,0.824-1.43,2.175,0,3l11.193,6.463c1.429,0.826,2.598,0.15,2.598-1.5V9.537C23.432,7.887,22.263,7.211,20.834,8.037z")
								.style("pointer-events", "none")
								.attr("transform", "translate(0,0), scale(1.5)");

						var leftButton = chart.append("rect")
								.attr("width", 50)
								.attr("height", 50)
								.style("fill", colourBackground[4])
								.style("opacity", 0.2)
								.attr("transform", "translate(0,0)")
								.style("cursor", "pointer")
								.on("click", function(e) {
										if (counter > 0) {
												counter -= 1;
										};

										showLocation();
										d3.event.preventDefault();
										return false;
								})
								.on("mouseover", function() {

										if (counter > 0) {
												d3.select(this).transition()
														.duration(duration)
														.style("opacity", 0.5);
										};
								})
								.on("mouseout", function() {
										d3.select(this).transition()
												.duration(duration)
												.style("opacity", 0.2);
								});

						var rightIcon = chart.append("path")
								.attr("d", "M11.166,23.963L22.359,17.5c1.43-0.824,1.43-2.175,0-3L11.166,8.037c-1.429-0.826-2.598-0.15-2.598,1.5v12.926C8.568,24.113,9.737,24.789,11.166,23.963z")
								.style("pointer-events", "none")
								.attr("transform", "translate(50,0), scale(1.5)");

						var rightButton = chart.append("rect")
								.attr("width", 50)
								.attr("height", 50)
								.style("fill", colourBackground[4])
								.style("opacity", 0.2)
								.attr("transform", "translate(50,0)")
								.style("cursor", "pointer")
								.on("click", function(e) {
										if (counter < (items.length - 1)) {
												counter += 1;
										};

										showLocation();
										d3.event.preventDefault();
										return false;
								})
								.on("mouseover", function() {

										if (counter < (items.length - 1)) {
												d3.select(this).transition()
														.duration(duration)
														.style("opacity", 0.5);
										};

								})
								.on("mouseout", function() {
										d3.select(this).transition()
												.duration(duration)
												.style("opacity", 0.2);
								});

						/*	Prepare a cliping path to stop the locations and scales breaking spilling over the edges
				of the SVG in IE */
						chart.append("defs").append("clipPath")
								.attr("id", "clip")
								.append("rect")
								.attr("x", 0)
								.attr("y", 0)
								.attr("width", width)
								.attr("height", height + marginTop + marginBottom);

						chart.append("g")
								.append("rect")
								.attr("x", 0)
								.attr("y", (height - miniHeight))
								.attr("width", width)
								.attr("height", miniHeight)
								.attr("fill", colourBackground[2])
								.style("opacity", 0.5);

						var miniHolder = chart.append("g")
								.attr("clip-path", "url(#clip)");

						var mini = miniHolder.append("g")
								.attr("width", width)
								.attr("height", miniHeight)
								.attr("class", "mini")
								.attr("transform", "translate(0," + (height - miniHeight) + ")")

						/* create three seperate x axis for Year, Month and Day based on the same x scale */
						var xYearAxis = d3.svg.axis()
								.scale(x)
								.tickSize(15, 0)
								.ticks(d3.time.years, 1)
								.tickFormat(d3.time.format('%Y'))
								.orient('top');

						var yearAxis = mini.append('g')
								.attr('class', 'year-axis')
								.call(xYearAxis);

						var xMonthAxis = d3.svg.axis()
								.scale(x)
								.tickSize(-miniHeight, 0)
								.orient('top');

						var monthAxis = mini.append('g')
								.attr('class', 'axis')
								.call(xMonthAxis);

						var xDayAxis = d3.svg.axis()
								.scale(x)
								.tickSize(10, 0)
								.tickFormat(function(d) {
										return '';
								})
								.orient('bottom');

						var dayAxis = mini.append('g')
								.attr('class', 'axis')
								.attr("transform", "translate(0," + (miniHeight - 10) + ")")
								.call(xDayAxis);

						/* draw the static triangle to act as a pointer */
						chart.append("path")
								.attr("d", "M10,0 L20,20 L0,20z")
								.style("fill", colourBorder[0])
								.style("pointer-events", "none")
								.attr("transform", "translate(" + ((width / 2) - 10) + "," + height + ")");

						/* 	Add rect for each point on the timeline */
						var locations = mini.append("g").selectAll("rect")
								.data(items)
								.enter()
								.append("rect")
								.attr("class", function(d, i) {
										if (i === counter) {
												return "locations selected";
										} else {
												return "locations";
										};
								})
								.attr("x", function(d, i) {
										return x(d.date1);
								})
								.attr("y", function(d, i) {
										/*	Work out if the first date of the current range overlaps the last date of the previous
						if so move the current rect down so that there is no overlap*/
										var prev = 0;

										if (i > 0) {
												prev = i - 1;
										}

										if (i === 0) {
												return 0;
										} else if (items[prev].date2 < items[i].date1) {
												return 0;
										} else {
												return (miniHeight - 10) / 2;
										}
								})
								.attr("width", function(d) {
										if (d.date1 < d.date2) {
												/* 	decide the width of the rect based on the range of dates */
												return x(d.date2) - x(d.date1);
										} else {
												/* 	if no end date is specified add 86,400,000 milliseconds (1 day) to the first
							date to create a span of time for the width
							but make sure that it is at least 4 px wide */
												var thisWidth = x(getDate(d.date1.getTime() + 86400000)) - x(d.date1);

												if (thisWidth < 4) {
														return 4;
												} else {
														return thisWidth;
												}
										}
								})
								.attr("height", function(d, i) {
										/*	Work out if the first date of the current range overlaps the last date of the previous
						if so half the height of the block to accomadate */
										var prev = 0;
										var next;

										if (i > 0) {
												prev = i - 1;
										}

										if (i < items.length - 1) {
												next = i + 1
										} else {
												next = items.length - 1;
										}

										if (prev > 0) {
												if (items[i].date2 > items[next].date1) {
														return (miniHeight - 10) / 2;
												} else if (items[prev].date2 > items[i].date1) {
														return (miniHeight - 10) / 2;
												} else {
														return (miniHeight - 10);
												}
										} else {
												return (miniHeight - 10);
										}

								})
								.on("mouseover", function(d, i) {

										if (d.date1 < d.date2) {
												d3.select(".outerwrapper .timeline .tooltip")
														.html("<p>" + d.dateStart + " - <br />" + d.dateEnd + "</p>");
										} else {
												d3.select(".outerwrapper .timeline .tooltip")
														.html("<p>" + d.dateStart + "</p>");
										}

										var eventLeft = parseInt(d3.select(this).attr("x"));
										var eventWidth = parseInt(d3.select(this).attr("width"));

										var eventTop = parseInt(d3.select(this).attr("y"));

										var tooltipHeight = parseInt($(".outerwrapper .timeline .tooltip").css("height"));

										$(".outerwrapper .timeline .tooltip")
												.css({
														"left": eventLeft + (eventWidth / 2) + "px",
														"top": 145 - (tooltipHeight - eventTop) + "px"
												});

										$(".outerwrapper .timeline .tooltip").css({
												"opacity": 1,
												"display": "block"
										});

								})
								.on("mouseout", function() {
										$(".outerwrapper .timeline .tooltip").css({
												"opacity": 0,
												"display": "none"
										});
								})
								.on("click", function(d, i) {
										counter = i;

										showLocation();

										$(".outerwrapper .timeline .tooltip").css({
												"opacity": 0,
												"display": "none"
										});

										d3.event.preventDefault();
										return false;
								})

						/*	Function to add the info for the next selected location
				Adds the relevent content to info-box and provides a new value for xPosition
				to center the timeline on the selected location*/
						function showLocation() {

								position = eventWidth * counter;

								$('.outerwrapper .info-box').animate({
										scrollLeft: position
								}, duration);

								/*	Recalculate the start and end point of the time range based upon
					the current location and the zoom level */
								timeBegin = getDate(items[counter].date1.getTime() - (timeDiff / zoom));
								timeEnd = getDate(items[counter].date1.getTime() + (timeDiff / zoom));

								/*	Replace the values used in the x domain */
								x.domain([timeBegin, timeEnd]);

								/*	Adjust the ticks for each x axis depening on the time range */
								/* ticks for than 5 years, 157,788,000,000 milliseconds */
								if ((timeEnd - timeBegin) > 157788000000) {
										xMonthAxis.ticks(d3.time.years, 1).tickFormat(function(d) {
												return '';
										});
										xDayAxis.ticks(d3.time.years, 1);
								}
								/* ticks for than a year, 31,557,600,000 milliseconds */
								else if ((timeEnd - timeBegin) > 31557600000) {
										xMonthAxis.ticks(d3.time.months, 3).tickFormat(d3.time.format('%d %b'));
										xDayAxis.ticks(d3.time.months, 1);
								}
								/* ticks for than six months 31,557,600,000 milliseconds divided by 2 */
								else if ((timeEnd - timeBegin) > 15778800000) {
										xMonthAxis.ticks(d3.time.months, 1).tickFormat(d3.time.format('%d %b'));
										xDayAxis.ticks(d3.time.weeks, 1);
								}
								/* ticks for than two months 31,557,600,000 milliseconds divided by 6 */
								else if ((timeEnd - timeBegin) > 5259600000) {
										xMonthAxis.ticks(d3.time.months, 1).tickFormat(d3.time.format('%d %b'));
										xDayAxis.ticks(d3.time.days, 1);
								}
								/* ticks for than a month 31,557,600,000 milliseconds divided by 12 */
								else if ((timeEnd - timeBegin) > 2629800000) {
										xMonthAxis.ticks(d3.time.weeks, 1).tickFormat(d3.time.format('%d %b'));
										xDayAxis.ticks(d3.time.days, 1);
								}
								/* ticks for a day */
								else {
										xMonthAxis.ticks(d3.time.days, 4).tickFormat(d3.time.format('%d %b'));
										xDayAxis.ticks(d3.time.days, 1);
								}

								/*	Redraw each x axis based on the new domain */
								yearAxis.transition()
										.duration(duration)
										.call(xYearAxis);

								monthAxis.transition()
										.duration(duration)
										.call(xMonthAxis);

								dayAxis.transition()
										.duration(duration)
										.call(xDayAxis);

								/*	Give the selected location the class of 'selected'
					then animate the locations to their new position based on the updated x scale */
								locations.classed("selected", false)
										.attr("class", function(d, i) {
												if (i === counter) {
														return "locations selected";
												} else {
														return "locations";
												};
										})
										.transition()
										.duration(duration)
										.attr("x", function(d, i) {
												return x(d.date1);
										})
										.attr("width", function(d) {
												if (d.date1 < d.date2) {
														/* 	decide the width of the rect based on the range of dates */
														return x(d.date2) - x(d.date1);
												} else {
														/* 	if no end date is specified add 86,400,000 milliseconds to the first
								date to create a span of time for the width
								but make sure that it is at least 4 px wide */
														var thisWidth = x(getDate(d.date1.getTime() + 86400000)) - x(d.date1);

														if (thisWidth < 4) {
																return 4;
														} else {
																return thisWidth;
														}
												}
										});

								/*	Fade out the next/prev and zoom buttons when they are not available */
								switch (counter) {
										case 0:
												leftIcon.style("fill", colourText[7]);
												rightIcon.style("fill", colourText[1]);
												break;
										case (items.length - 1):
												leftIcon.style("fill", colourText[1]);
												rightIcon.style("fill", colourText[7]);
												break;
										default:
												leftIcon.style("fill", colourText[1]);
												rightIcon.style("fill", colourText[1]);
												break;
								}

								switch (zoom) {
										case 1:
												zoomInIcon.style("fill", colourText[1]);
												zoomOutIcon.style("fill", colourText[7]);
												break;
										case maxZoom:
												zoomInIcon.style("fill", colourText[7]);
												zoomOutIcon.style("fill", colourText[1]);
												break;
										default:
												zoomInIcon.style("fill", colourText[1]);
												zoomOutIcon.style("fill", colourText[1]);
												break;
								}

						}

						/* Initial call of show position to adjust the timeline on page load */
						showLocation();

				}); /* End of getScript callback function */
		}
}); /* End of Ajax success function */
              
            
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