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var Lib = {}; 
Lib.Validation = {};

Lib.IE6 = navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 6")!=-1 ? true:false;

// REGION specific helper validation functions ================================================================
//checks if email is correct
Lib.Validation.isEmail = function (elementValue){
	var reEmail = /^.+\@.+\..+$/;
	return reEmail.test(elementValue);
}
// end region specific helper validation functions ================================================================


// REGION specific cookie functions ================================================================
Lib.getCookie = function ( check_name  ) {
	// first we'll split this cookie up into name/value pairs
	// note: document.cookie only returns name=value, not the other components
	var a_all_cookies = document.cookie.split( ';' );
	var a_temp_cookie = '';
	var cookie_name = '';
	var cookie_value = '';
	var b_cookie_found = false; // set boolean t/f default f
	
	for ( i = 0; i < a_all_cookies.length; i++ )
	{
		// now we'll split apart each name=value pair
		a_temp_cookie = a_all_cookies[i].split( '=' );
		
		
		// and trim left/right whitespace while we're at it
		cookie_name = a_temp_cookie[0].replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '');
	
		// if the extracted name matches passed check_name
		if ( cookie_name == check_name )
		{
			b_cookie_found = true;
			// we need to handle case where cookie has no value but exists (no = sign, that is):
			if ( a_temp_cookie.length > 1 )
			{
				cookie_value = unescape( a_temp_cookie[1].replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '') );
			}
			// note that in cases where cookie is initialized but no value, null is returned
			return cookie_value;
			break;
		}
		a_temp_cookie = null;
		cookie_name = '';
	}
	if ( !b_cookie_found )
	{
		return null;
	}
}				

Lib.setCookie = function ( name, value, expires, path, domain, secure ) {
	// set time, it's in milliseconds
	var today = new Date();
	today.setTime( today.getTime() );
	
	/*
	if the expires variable is set, make the correct 
	expires time, the current script below will set 
	it for x number of days, to make it for hours, 
	delete * 24, for minutes, delete * 60 * 24
	*/
	if ( expires )
	{
	expires = expires * 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24;
	}
	var expires_date = new Date( today.getTime() + (expires) );
	
	document.cookie = name + "=" +escape( value ) +
	( ( expires ) ? ";expires=" + expires_date.toGMTString() : "" ) + 
	( ( path ) ? ";path=" + path : "" ) + 
	( ( domain ) ? ";domain=" + domain : "" ) +
	( ( secure ) ? ";secure" : "" );
}


Lib.deleteCookie = function ( name, path, domain ) {
	if ( Lib.getCookie( name ) ) document.cookie = name + "=" +
	( ( path ) ? ";path=" + path : "") +
	( ( domain ) ? ";domain=" + domain : "" ) +
	";expires=Thu, 01-Jan-1970 00:00:01 GMT";
}
// end region specific cookie functions ================================================================

// REGION yellow fade technique ==================================================================
// This is the amount of time (in milliseconds) that will lapse between each step in the fade
Lib.fadeInterval = 100;

// This is where the fade will start, if you want it to be faster and start with a lighter color, make this number smaller
// It corresponds directly to the FadeSteps below
Lib.startFadeAt = 9;

// This is list of steps that will be used for the color to fade out
Lib.fadeSteps = new Array();
	Lib.fadeSteps[1] = "ebf1f7";
	Lib.fadeSteps[2] = "f2e7d3";
	Lib.fadeSteps[3] = "f1dcb6";
	Lib.fadeSteps[4] = "f2d29b";
	Lib.fadeSteps[5] = "f2ca83";
	Lib.fadeSteps[6] = "f3bd5d";
	Lib.fadeSteps[7] = "f2b141";
	Lib.fadeSteps[8] = "f4a61d";
	Lib.fadeSteps[9] = "f69e04";

// This function is just a small wrapper to use for the oncick events of the anchors
Lib.highlight = function(targetId) {
	Lib.doFade(Lib.startFadeAt, targetId);
}

// This is the recursive function call that actually performs the fade
Lib.doFade = function (colorId, targetId) {
    if (colorId >= 1) {
		$(targetId).style.backgroundColor = "#" + Lib.fadeSteps[colorId];
		colorId--;
		
        // Wait a little bit and fade another shade
        setTimeout("Lib.doFade("+colorId+",'"+targetId+"')", Lib.fadeInterval);
	}
}
// end region yellow fade technique ================================================================


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