diff --git a/_layouts/default.html b/_layouts/default.html
index 0dca30fa0..a86201284 100644
--- a/_layouts/default.html
+++ b/_layouts/default.html
@@ -21,18 +21,18 @@
 				<div class="body-ad">
 					<!--<div style="position:absolute;left:1000px;background-color:#fff;border:1px solid black;">-->
 					<div style="background-color:#fff;border:10px solid #3d3d3d;">
-					<script type="text/javascript"><!--
+					<!--<script type="text/javascript">< ! - -
 					google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8484846442376136";
 					/* Skyscraper */
 					google_ad_slot = "1018370047";
 					google_ad_width = 160;
 					google_ad_height = 600;
-					//-->
+					//- - >
 					</script>
 					<script type="text/javascript"
 					src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
-					</script>
-					
+					</script>-->
+					<img src="http://placehold.it/160x600" alt="Placeholder image"/>
 					</div>
 				</div>
 	
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@
 		{% include footer.html %}
 		
 	</body>
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+</html>