var styleType="cadpat_arid";
var textType="normal";
var newsThreshold=7;
var linksThreshold=7;
var mediaThreshold=7;

//** Dynamic Drive Equal Columns Height script v1.01 (Nov 2nd, 06)
//** http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/blog/entry/css-equal-columns-height-script/



var ddequalcolumns=new Object()
//Input IDs (id attr) of columns to equalize. Script will check if each corresponding column actually exists:
ddequalcolumns.columnswatch=["menu-column", "content-column", "right-banner-column","left-content-column"]

ddequalcolumns.setHeights=function(reset){
var tallest=0
var resetit=(typeof reset=="string")? true : false
for (var i=0; i<this.columnswatch.length; i++){
if (document.getElementById(this.columnswatch[i])!=null){
if (resetit)
document.getElementById(this.columnswatch[i]).style.height="auto"
if (document.getElementById(this.columnswatch[i]).offsetHeight>tallest)
tallest=document.getElementById(this.columnswatch[i]).offsetHeight
}
}
if (tallest>0){
tallest+=30;
for (var i=0; i<this.columnswatch.length; i++){
if (document.getElementById(this.columnswatch[i])!=null)
document.getElementById(this.columnswatch[i]).style.height=tallest+"px"
}
}
}

ddequalcolumns.resetHeights=function(){
this.setHeights("reset")
}

ddequalcolumns.dotask=function(target, functionref, tasktype){ //assign a function to execute to an event handler (ie: onunload)
var tasktype=(window.addEventListener)? tasktype : "on"+tasktype
if (target.addEventListener)
target.addEventListener(tasktype, functionref, false)
else if (target.attachEvent)
target.attachEvent(tasktype, functionref)
}

ddequalcolumns.dotask(window, function(){ddequalcolumns.setHeights()}, "load")
ddequalcolumns.dotask(window, function(){if (typeof ddequalcolumns.timer!="undefined") clearTimeout(ddequalcolumns.timer); ddequalcolumns.timer=setTimeout("ddequalcolumns.resetHeights()", 200)}, "resize")













function getNewNewsIconTag()
{
  var RetVal="";
  var cv=readCookie("newsDaysOld");
  
  if(cv<=newsThreshold && cv>-1 && newsThreshold>-1)
    RetVal="<img src=\"/images/new.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"12\" width=\"12\">";

  return(RetVal);
}

function getNewMediaIconTag()
{
  var RetVal="";
  var cv=readCookie("mediaDaysOld");
  
  if(cv<=mediaThreshold && cv>-1 && mediaThreshold>-1)
    RetVal="<img src=\"/images/new.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"12\" width=\"12\">";

  return(RetVal);
}

function getNewLinksIconTag()
{
  var RetVal="";
  var cv=readCookie("linksDaysOld");
  
  if(cv<=linksThreshold && cv>-1 && linksThreshold>-1)
    RetVal="<img src=\"/images/new.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"12\" width=\"12\">";

  return(RetVal);
}

function getMasterStyleSheet()
{
  var RetVal="";
  
  RetVal="/css/layouts_"+styleType+".css";

  return(RetVal);
}

function getMasterButtonSheet()
{
  var RetVal="";
  
  RetVal="/css/buttons.css";

  return(RetVal);
}

function getMasterTextSheet()
{
  var RetVal="";
  
  RetVal="/css/text_"+textType+".css";

  return(RetVal);
}

function getMasterStyleSheetTag()
{
  return('<link rel="stylesheet" href="'+getMasterStyleSheet()+'" type="text/css" media="screen">');
}

function getMasterButtonSheetTag()
{
  return('<link rel="stylesheet" href="'+getMasterButtonSheet()+'" type="text/css" media="screen">');
}

function getMasterTextSheetTag()
{
  return('<link rel="stylesheet" href="'+getMasterTextSheet()+'" type="text/css" media="screen">');
}

function createCookie(name,value,days) {
	if (days) {
		var date = new Date();
		date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
		var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
	}
	else var expires = "";
	document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
}

function readCookie(name) {
	var nameEQ = name + "=";
	var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
	for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
		var c = ca[i];
		while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
		if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
	}
	return null;
}

function eraseCookie(name) {
	createCookie(name,"",-1);
}