var winW
	
	function windowWidth() {

         winW = (ns4) ? window.innerWidth-16 : document.body.offsetWidth-20
         winH = (ns4) ? window.innerHeight : document.body.offsetHeight
		
		 return winW;
	}
	



 
	       
   
   	function textBox() {
   	
   		if (mac){
   	
   			if (explorer){
   		   	
   				size = 11;
   				
   			}else{
   			
   				size = 11;
   				
   			}
   	
   		}else{
   		
   			if (explorer){
   		   	
   				size = 9;
   				
   			}else{
   			
   				size = 8;
   				
   			}
   			
   		}
   	
   	   	document.write("<input type=\"text\" name=\"sp-q\" size=\""+size+"\" value=\"\">");
  
	}
	
	function alignIE(){
	
		if (explorer){
			document.write("<img align=\"left\" src=\"images/sitewide/xc.gif\" alt=\"the new republic\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"0\" border=\"0\">");
		}

	}
	
	function popIt(theFile){
	
	var popWindow = window.open(theFile,'pop','width=420,height=300,top=0,left=0,scrollbars=yes,statusbar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes');

	}

	function cookiePop(theFile){
	
	var popWindow = window.open(theFile,'pop','width=420,height=575,top=0,left=0,scrollbars=yes,statusbar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes');

	}


//---------  doubleclick ad script 


var begin = new Date();
var startYear = new Date("January 1, 1970");
startYear.setYear(begin.getYear());
var adRandomOrd = (begin.getTime() - startYear.getTime());