<!-- hide from JavaScript-challenged browsers
function openWindow(url,remote) {
  popupWin2 = window.open(url, remote, 'resizable,dependent,width=600,height=300,left=2,top=2')
 popupWin2.focus();
}

function openPopup(url,remote) {
  popupWin3 = window.open(url, remote, 'resizable,dependent,width=550,height=380,left=2,top=2')
 popupWin3.focus();
}

function openimg(url,remote) {
  popupWin = window.open(url, remote, 'scrollbars,resizable,dependent,width=600,height=530,left=10,top=10')
 popupWin.focus();
}
// done hiding -->


// Heinle's function for retrieving a cookie.
function getCookie(name){
  var cname = name + "=";               
  var dc = document.cookie;             
  if (dc.length > 0) {              
    begin = dc.indexOf(cname);       
    if (begin != -1) {           
      begin += cname.length;       
      end = dc.indexOf(";", begin);
      if (end == -1) end = dc.length;
        return unescape(dc.substring(begin, end));
    } 
  }
  return null;
}

// An adaptation of Dorcht's function for setting a cookie.
function setCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {
  document.cookie = name + "=" + escape(value) + 
  ((expires == null) ? "" : "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString()) +
  ((path == null) ? "" : "; path=" + path) +
  ((domain == null) ? "" : "; domain=" + domain) +
  ((secure == null) ? "" : "; secure");
}

// An adaptation of Dorcht's function for deleting a cookie.
function delCookie (name,path,domain) {
  if (getCookie(name)) {
    document.cookie = name + "=" +
    ((path == null) ? "" : "; path=" + path) +
    ((domain == null) ? "" : "; domain=" + domain) +
    "; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT";
  }
}

 
function textCounter(field, countfield, maxlimit) {
if (field.value.length > maxlimit) // if too long...trim it!
field.value = field.value.substring(0, maxlimit);
// otherwise, update 'characters left' counter
else 
countfield.value = maxlimit - field.value.length;
}
 


function MM_openBrWindow(theURL,winName,features) { //v2.0
  window.open(theURL,winName,features);
}


function whichOnes(swap) {
	  document.summary.whichButton.value=swap;
	  document.summary.submit();
 }


function getSelect(s) {
   return s.options[s.selectedIndex].value
}