function clearInput(thefield){
			if (thefield.defaultValue==thefield.value)
				thefield.value = ""
		} 
		
        	function CheckAndSubmit () {
			var search = document.getElementById ("search");
			if (search.value.length < 1) {
				alert ("Please enter a search term");
				return false;
				}
			}
			
			function resizeText(multiplier) {

				document.getElementById('page_Text').style.fontSize = multiplier + "em";
				setCookie("fontsize",multiplier,365);

			}
			
			function loadTextSize() {
				var TextSize=getCookie("fontsize");
				document.getElementById('page_Text').style.fontSize = TextSize + "em";
			}

			function setCookie(c_name,value,exdays)
			{
			var exdate=new Date();
			exdate.setDate(exdate.getDate() + exdays);
			var c_value=escape(value) + ((exdays==null) ? "" : "; expires="+exdate.toUTCString());
			document.cookie=c_name + "=" + c_value + "; path=/";
			}

			function getCookie(c_name)
			{
			var i,x,y,ARRcookies=document.cookie.split(";");
			for (i=0;i < ARRcookies.length;i++)
			  {
			  x=ARRcookies[i].substr(0,ARRcookies[i].indexOf("="));
			  y=ARRcookies[i].substr(ARRcookies[i].indexOf("=")+1);
			  x=x.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g,"");
			  if (x==c_name)
				{
				return unescape(y);
				}
			  }
			}