//rollover code
function MM_swapImgRestore() { //v3.0
  var i,x,a=document.MM_sr; for(i=0;a&&i<a.length&&(x=a[i])&&x.oSrc;i++) x.src=x.oSrc;
}

function MM_preloadImages() { //v3.0
  var d=document; if(d.images){ if(!d.MM_p) d.MM_p=new Array();
	var i,j=d.MM_p.length,a=MM_preloadImages.arguments; for(i=0; i<a.length; i++)
	if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0){ d.MM_p[j]=new Image; d.MM_p[j++].src=a[i];}}
}

function MM_findObj(n, d) { //v4.01
  var p,i,x;  if(!d) d=document; if((p=n.indexOf("?"))>0&&parent.frames.length) {
	d=parent.frames[n.substring(p+1)].document; n=n.substring(0,p);}
  if(!(x=d[n])&&d.all) x=d.all[n]; for (i=0;!x&&i<d.forms.length;i++) x=d.forms[i][n];
  for(i=0;!x&&d.layers&&i<d.layers.length;i++) x=MM_findObj(n,d.layers[i].document);
  if(!x && d.getElementById) x=d.getElementById(n); return x;
}
function MM_swapImage() { //v3
.0
  var i,j=0,x,a=MM_swapImage.arguments; document.MM_sr=new Array; for(i=0;i<(a.length-2);i+=3)
   if ((x=MM_findObj(a[i]))!=null){document.MM_sr[j++]=x; if(!x.oSrc) x.oSrc=x.src; x.src=a[i+2];}
}

function pausecomp(millis) 
{
var date = new Date();
var curDate = null;

do { curDate = new Date(); } 
while(curDate-date < millis);
} 


function in_array(needle, haystack, strict) {
    // http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net
    // +   original by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
    // *     example 1: in_array('van', ['Kevin', 'van', 'Zonneveld']);
    // *     returns 1: true
 
    var found = false, key, strict = !!strict;
 
    for (key in haystack) {
        if ((strict && haystack[key] === needle) || (!strict && haystack[key] == needle)) {
            found = true;
            break;
        }
    }
 
    return found;
}


MM_preloadImages('/images/ani_progress.gif');


function strip_tags(str) {

	return str.replace(/(<([^>]+)>)/ig,""); 
	
}






//AJAX code:

function ahah(url, target, showprogress) {
  
  showprogress = (typeof(showprogress) != 'undefined' && showprogress!=false) ? true : false;
  
  img = 'ani_progress.gif';  //default
  
  if (showprogress) 
	  document.getElementById(target).innerHTML = ' <img src="/images/' + img + '">';
  
  if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {
	req = new XMLHttpRequest();
  } else if (window.ActiveXObject) {
	req = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
  }
  if (req != undefined) {
	req.onreadystatechange = function() { return ahahDone(url, target);};
	req.open("GET", url, true);
	req.send("");
  }
  return req.onreadystatechange;
}
function ahahDone(url, target) {
  if (req.readyState == 4) { // only if req is "loaded"
	if (req.status == 200) { // only if "OK"
	  obj=document.getElementById(target);
	  obj.innerHTML = req.responseText;
	  execJS(obj);
	  return true;
	} else {
	  document.getElementById(target).innerHTML=" AHAH Error:\n"+ req.status + "\n" +req.statusText;
	}
  }
}
function load_ajax( div, name, showprogress) {
	showprogress = (typeof(showprogress) != 'undefined' && showprogress!=false) ? true : false;
	return ahah(name,div,showprogress);
	//return false;
}
function execJS(node) { 
	  var bSaf = (navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Safari') != -1);
	  var bOpera = (navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Opera') != -1);       
	  var bMoz = (navigator.appName == 'Netscape');       
	  var st = node.getElementsByTagName('SCRIPT');       
	  var strExec;       
	  for(var i=0;i<st.length; i++) {               
		if (bSaf) {                       
			strExec = st[i].innerHTML;               
		} else if (bOpera) {                       
			strExec = st[i].text;               
		} else if (bMoz) {                       
			strExec = st[i].textContent;               
		} else {                       
			strExec = st[i].text;               
		}               
		try {                       
			eval(strExec);               
		} catch(e) {                       
			alert(e);               
		}       
	  }
}	
	

//end of AJAX code








//fade in and stretch down
function expand(id) {

	o = document.getElementById(id);
	steps = 10; //number of steps to move
	seconds = 1; //number of seconds
	
	//expand
	if (o.style.display=='none') {	
		opacity(id, 0, 100, 800);
		
	} else {
		opacity(id, 100, 0, 400);
	}
}

//adds an onload event
function addLoadEvent(func) {	
	var oldonload = window.onload;
	if (typeof window.onload != 'function'){
    	window.onload = func;
	} else {
		window.onload = function(){
		oldonload();
		func();
		}
	}
}




<!-- Dynamic Version by: Nannette Thacker -->
<!-- http://www.shiningstar.net -->
<!-- Original by :  Ronnie T. Moore -->
<!-- Web Site:  The JavaScript Source -->
<!-- Use one function for multiple text areas on a page -->
<!-- Limit the number of characters per textarea -->
function textCounter(field,cntfield,maxlimit) {
	if (field.value.length > maxlimit) // if too long...trim it!
		field.value = field.value.substring(0, maxlimit);
	// otherwise, update 'characters left' counter
	else
		cntfield.value = maxlimit - field.value.length;
}