if (typeof(defined) == 'undefined' )
var defined = function( obj ) {
	return (typeof(obj) != 'undefined') ;
}
if ( !defined(in_array) )
var in_array = function( needle, haystack ) {
	var found = false ;
	if (haystack instanceof Array && haystack.length > 0)
		for ( var i in haystack )
			found |= ( haystack[i] == needle ) ;
	return found ;
}
if ( !defined(is_array) )
var is_array = function(obj) {
   return defined(obj) ? obj.constructor.toString().indexOf('Array') != -1 : null ;
}
// used for escaping the values of ajax POST parameters
function postEscape( params ) {
		var p, v, ret = '';
		var p_arr = defined(params) ? params.split('&') : [] ;
		if ( p_arr.length )
			for ( var i in p_arr ) {
				p = p_arr[i].split('=')[0] ; v = p_arr[i].split('=')[1] ;
				if (p)
					ret = ret + '&' + p + '=' + escape(v) ;
			}
		return ret;
}
// Browser Detect Lite  v2.1
// http://www.dithered.com/javascript/browser_detect/index.html
// modified by Chris Nott (chris@NOSPAMdithered.com - remove NOSPAM)
//
// modified by Michael Lovitt to include OmniWeb and Dreamcast


function BrowserDetectLite() {
	var ua = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase(); 
	this.ua = ua;

	// browser name
	this.isGecko     = (ua.indexOf('gecko') != -1);
	this.isMozilla   = (this.isGecko && ua.indexOf("gecko/") + 14 == ua.length);
	this.isNS        = ( (this.isGecko) ? (ua.indexOf('netscape') != -1) : ( (ua.indexOf('mozilla') != -1) && (ua.indexOf('spoofer') == -1) && (ua.indexOf('compatible') == -1) && (ua.indexOf('opera') == -1) && (ua.indexOf('webtv') == -1) && (ua.indexOf('hotjava') == -1) ) );
	this.isIE        = ( (ua.indexOf("msie") != -1) && (ua.indexOf("opera") == -1) && (ua.indexOf("webtv") == -1) ); 
	this.isOpera     = (ua.indexOf("opera") != -1); 
	this.isKonqueror = (ua.indexOf("konqueror") != -1); 
	this.isIcab      = (ua.indexOf("icab") != -1); 
	this.isAol       = (ua.indexOf("aol") != -1); 
	this.isWebtv     = (ua.indexOf("webtv") != -1); 
	this.isOmniweb   = (ua.indexOf("omniweb") != -1);
	this.isDreamcast   = (ua.indexOf("dreamcast") != -1);
	
	// spoofing and compatible browsers
	this.isIECompatible = ( (ua.indexOf("msie") != -1) && !this.isIE);
	this.isNSCompatible = ( (ua.indexOf("mozilla") != -1) && !this.isNS && !this.isMozilla);
	
	// browser version
	this.versionMinor = parseFloat(navigator.appVersion); 
	
	// correct version number for NS6+ 
	if (this.isNS && this.isGecko) {
		this.versionMinor = parseFloat( ua.substring( ua.lastIndexOf('/') + 1 ) );
	}
	
	// correct version number for IE4+ 
	else if (this.isIE && this.versionMinor >= 4) {
		this.versionMinor = parseFloat( ua.substring( ua.indexOf('msie ') + 5 ) );
	}
	
	// correct version number for Opera 
	else if (this.isOpera) {
		if (ua.indexOf('opera/') != -1) {
			this.versionMinor = parseFloat( ua.substring( ua.indexOf('opera/') + 6 ) );
		}
		else {
			this.versionMinor = parseFloat( ua.substring( ua.indexOf('opera ') + 6 ) );
		}
	}
	
	// correct version number for Konqueror
	else if (this.isKonqueror) {
		this.versionMinor = parseFloat( ua.substring( ua.indexOf('konqueror/') + 10 ) );
	}
	
	// correct version number for iCab 
	else if (this.isIcab) {
		if (ua.indexOf('icab/') != -1) {
			this.versionMinor = parseFloat( ua.substring( ua.indexOf('icab/') + 6 ) );
		}
		else {
			this.versionMinor = parseFloat( ua.substring( ua.indexOf('icab ') + 6 ) );
		}
	}
	
	// correct version number for WebTV
	else if (this.isWebtv) {
		this.versionMinor = parseFloat( ua.substring( ua.indexOf('webtv/') + 6 ) );
	}
	
	this.versionMajor = parseInt(this.versionMinor); 
	this.geckoVersion = ( (this.isGecko) ? ua.substring( (ua.lastIndexOf('gecko/') + 6), (ua.lastIndexOf('gecko/') + 14) ) : -1 );
	
	// platform
	this.isWin   = (ua.indexOf('win') != -1);
	this.isWin32 = (this.isWin && ( ua.indexOf('95') != -1 || ua.indexOf('98') != -1 || ua.indexOf('nt') != -1 || ua.indexOf('win32') != -1 || ua.indexOf('32bit') != -1) );
	this.isMac   = (ua.indexOf('mac') != -1);
	this.isUnix  = (ua.indexOf('unix') != -1 || ua.indexOf('linux') != -1 || ua.indexOf('sunos') != -1 || ua.indexOf('bsd') != -1 || ua.indexOf('x11') != -1)
	
	// specific browser shortcuts
	this.isNS4x = (this.isNS && this.versionMajor == 4);
	this.isNS40x = (this.isNS4x && this.versionMinor < 4.5);
	this.isNS47x = (this.isNS4x && this.versionMinor >= 4.7);
	this.isNS4up = (this.isNS && this.versionMinor >= 4);
	this.isNS6x = (this.isNS && this.versionMajor == 6);
	this.isNS6up = (this.isNS && this.versionMajor >= 6);
	
	this.isIE4x = (this.isIE && this.versionMajor == 4);
	this.isIE4up = (this.isIE && this.versionMajor >= 4);
	this.isIE5x = (this.isIE && this.versionMajor == 5);
	this.isIE55 = (this.isIE && this.versionMinor == 5.5);
	this.isIE5up = (this.isIE && this.versionMajor >= 5);
	this.isIE6x = (this.isIE && this.versionMajor == 6);
	this.isIE6up = (this.isIE && this.versionMajor >= 6);
	
	this.isIE4xMac = (this.isIE4x && this.isMac);
}
var browser = new BrowserDetectLite();
// * end browser detect sutff

// Flash Player Version Detection - Rev 1.6
// Detect Client Browser type
// Copyright(c) 2005-2006 Adobe Macromedia Software, LLC. All rights reserved.
var isIE  = (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE") != -1) ? true : false;
var isWin = (navigator.appVersion.toLowerCase().indexOf("win") != -1) ? true : false;
var isOpera = (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Opera") != -1) ? true : false;

function ControlVersion()
{
	var version;
	var axo;
	var e;

	// NOTE : new ActiveXObject(strFoo) throws an exception if strFoo isn't in the registry

	try {
		// version will be set for 7.X or greater players
		axo = new ActiveXObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.7");
		version = axo.GetVariable("$version");
	} catch (e) {
	}

	if (!version)
	{
		try {
			// version will be set for 6.X players only
			axo = new ActiveXObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.6");
			
			// installed player is some revision of 6.0
			// GetVariable("$version") crashes for versions 6.0.22 through 6.0.29,
			// so we have to be careful. 
			
			// default to the first public version
			version = "WIN 6,0,21,0";

			// throws if AllowScripAccess does not exist (introduced in 6.0r47)		
			axo.AllowScriptAccess = "always";

			// safe to call for 6.0r47 or greater
			version = axo.GetVariable("$version");

		} catch (e) {
		}
	}

	if (!version)
	{
		try {
			// version will be set for 4.X or 5.X player
			axo = new ActiveXObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.3");
			version = axo.GetVariable("$version");
		} catch (e) {
		}
	}

	if (!version)
	{
		try {
			// version will be set for 3.X player
			axo = new ActiveXObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.3");
			version = "WIN 3,0,18,0";
		} catch (e) {
		}
	}

	if (!version)
	{
		try {
			// version will be set for 2.X player
			axo = new ActiveXObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash");
			version = "WIN 2,0,0,11";
		} catch (e) {
			version = -1;
		}
	}
	
	return version;
}

// JavaScript helper required to detect Flash Player PlugIn version information
function GetSwfVer(){
	// NS/Opera version >= 3 check for Flash plugin in plugin array
	var flashVer = -1;
	
	if (navigator.plugins != null && navigator.plugins.length > 0) {
		if (navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"] || navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"]) {
			var swVer2 = navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"] ? " 2.0" : "";
			var flashDescription = navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash" + swVer2].description;
			var descArray = flashDescription.split(" ");
			var tempArrayMajor = descArray[2].split(".");			
			var versionMajor = tempArrayMajor[0];
			var versionMinor = tempArrayMajor[1];
			var versionRevision = descArray[3];
			if (versionRevision == "") {
				versionRevision = descArray[4];
			}
			if (versionRevision[0] == "d") {
				versionRevision = versionRevision.substring(1);
			} else if (versionRevision[0] == "r") {
				versionRevision = versionRevision.substring(1);
				if (versionRevision.indexOf("d") > 0) {
					versionRevision = versionRevision.substring(0, versionRevision.indexOf("d"));
				}
			}
			var flashVer = versionMajor + "." + versionMinor + "." + versionRevision;
			//alert("flashVer="+flashVer);
		}
	}
	// MSN/WebTV 2.6 supports Flash 4
	else if (navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf("webtv/2.6") != -1) flashVer = 4;
	// WebTV 2.5 supports Flash 3
	else if (navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf("webtv/2.5") != -1) flashVer = 3;
	// older WebTV supports Flash 2
	else if (navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf("webtv") != -1) flashVer = 2;
	else if ( isIE && isWin && !isOpera ) {
		flashVer = ControlVersion();
	}	
	return flashVer;
}

// When called with reqMajorVer, reqMinorVer, reqRevision returns true if that version or greater is available
function DetectFlashVer(reqMajorVer, reqMinorVer, reqRevision)
{
	versionStr = GetSwfVer();
	if (versionStr == -1 ) {
		return false;
	} else if (versionStr != 0) {
		if(isIE && isWin && !isOpera) {
			// Given "WIN 2,0,0,11"
			tempArray         = versionStr.split(" "); 	// ["WIN", "2,0,0,11"]
			tempString        = tempArray[1];			// "2,0,0,11"
			versionArray      = tempString.split(",");	// ['2', '0', '0', '11']
		} else {
			versionArray      = versionStr.split(".");
		}
		var versionMajor      = versionArray[0];
		var versionMinor      = versionArray[1];
		var versionRevision   = versionArray[2];

        	// is the major.revision >= requested major.revision AND the minor version >= requested minor
		if (versionMajor > parseFloat(reqMajorVer)) {
			return true;
		} else if (versionMajor == parseFloat(reqMajorVer)) {
			if (versionMinor > parseFloat(reqMinorVer))
				return true;
			else if (versionMinor == parseFloat(reqMinorVer)) {
				if (versionRevision >= parseFloat(reqRevision))
					return true;
			}
		}
		return false;
	}
}

// end flash sniffer

// active content stuff
function AC_AddExtension(src, ext)
{
  if (src.indexOf('?') != -1)
    return src.replace(/\?/, ext+'?'); 
  else
    return src + ext;
}

function AC_Generateobj(objAttrs, params, embedAttrs) 
{ 
    var str = '';
    if (isIE && isWin && !isOpera)
    {
  		str += '<object ';
  		for (var i in objAttrs)
  			str += i + '="' + objAttrs[i] + '" ';
  		for (var i in params)
  			str += '><param name="' + i + '" value="' + params[i] + '" /> ';
  		str += '></object>';
    } else {
  		str += '<embed ';
  		for (var i in embedAttrs)
  			str += i + '="' + embedAttrs[i] + '" ';
  		str += '> </embed>';
    }

    document.write(str);
}

function AC_FL_RunContent(){
  var ret = 
    AC_GetArgs
    (  arguments, ".swf", "movie", "clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"
     , "application/x-shockwave-flash"
    );
  AC_Generateobj(ret.objAttrs, ret.params, ret.embedAttrs);
}

function AC_GetArgs(args, ext, srcParamName, classid, mimeType){
  var ret = new Object();
  ret.embedAttrs = new Object();
  ret.params = new Object();
  ret.objAttrs = new Object();
  for (var i=0; i < args.length; i=i+2){
    var currArg = args[i].toLowerCase();    

    switch (currArg){	
      case "classid":
        break;
      case "pluginspage":
        ret.embedAttrs[args[i]] = args[i+1];
        break;
      case "src":
      case "movie":	
        args[i+1] = AC_AddExtension(args[i+1], ext);
        ret.embedAttrs["src"] = args[i+1];
        ret.params[srcParamName] = args[i+1];
        break;
      case "onafterupdate":
      case "onbeforeupdate":
      case "onblur":
      case "oncellchange":
      case "onclick":
      case "ondblClick":
      case "ondrag":
      case "ondragend":
      case "ondragenter":
      case "ondragleave":
      case "ondragover":
      case "ondrop":
      case "onfinish":
      case "onfocus":
      case "onhelp":
      case "onmousedown":
      case "onmouseup":
      case "onmouseover":
      case "onmousemove":
      case "onmouseout":
      case "onkeypress":
      case "onkeydown":
      case "onkeyup":
      case "onload":
      case "onlosecapture":
      case "onpropertychange":
      case "onreadystatechange":
      case "onrowsdelete":
      case "onrowenter":
      case "onrowexit":
      case "onrowsinserted":
      case "onstart":
      case "onscroll":
      case "onbeforeeditfocus":
      case "onactivate":
      case "onbeforedeactivate":
      case "ondeactivate":
      case "type":
      case "codebase":
        ret.objAttrs[args[i]] = args[i+1];
        break;
      case "id":
      case "width":
      case "height":
      case "align":
      case "vspace": 
      case "hspace":
      case "class":
      case "title":
      case "accesskey":
      case "name":
      case "tabindex":
        ret.embedAttrs[args[i]] = ret.objAttrs[args[i]] = args[i+1];
        break;
      default:
        ret.embedAttrs[args[i]] = ret.params[args[i]] = args[i+1];
    }
  }
  ret.objAttrs["classid"] = classid;
  if (mimeType) ret.embedAttrs["type"] = mimeType;
  return ret;
}
// end active content stuff

function writeNav(section,myNav,url,member_name) {
	//alert('section = '+section+' myNav = '+myNav);
	if((member_name == '')||(member_name == undefined)) {
		member_name = false;	
	}
	document.write('<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" width="980" height="341">');
	document.write('<param name="movie" value="/i/flash/marvelKids.swf?section='+section+'&myNav='+myNav+'&url='+url+'&member_name='+member_name+'" />');
	document.write('<param name="quality" value="high" />');
	document.write('<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />');
	document.write('<embed src="/i/flash/marvelKids.swf?section='+section+'&myNav='+myNav+'&url='+url+'&member_name='+member_name+'" wmode="transparent" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="980" height="341"></embed>');
	document.write('</object>');
}

// PNG DISPLAY SCRIPT
// if IE5.5+ on Win32, then display PNGs with AlphaImageLoader
if ((browser.isIE55 || browser.isIE6x) && browser.isWin32) {
	var pngAlpha = true;
	// else, if the browser can display PNGs normally, then do that
	} else if ((browser.isGecko) || (browser.isIE5up && browser.isMac) || (browser.isOpera && browser.isWin && browser.versionMajor >= 6) || (browser.isOpera && browser.isUnix && browser.versionMajor >= 6) || (browser.isOpera && browser.isMac && browser.versionMajor >= 5) || (browser.isOmniweb && browser.versionMinor >= 3.1) || (browser.isIcab && browser.versionMinor >= 1.9) || (browser.isWebtv) || (browser.isDreamcast)) {
	var pngNormal = true;
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------

//---------------------------------------------------------------
// OPACITY DISPLAY FUNCTION
// Outputs the image as a div with the AlphaImageLoader, or with
// a standard image tag.
function od_displayImage(strId, strPath, intWidth, intHeight, strClass, strAlt, strTitle) {
	if (pngAlpha) {
		document.write('<div style="height:'+intHeight+'px;width:'+intWidth+'px;filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src=\''+strPath+'\', sizingMethod=\'scale\')" id="'+strId+'" class="'+strClass+'" alt="'+strAlt+'" title="'+strTitle+'"/></div>');
	} else {
		document.write('<img src="'+strPath+'" width="'+intWidth+'" height="'+intHeight+'" name="'+strId+'" border="0" class="'+strClass+'" alt="'+strAlt+'" title="'+strTitle+'" />');
	}
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------

/*
USAGE:
PLACE THIS CODE WHERE YOU WOULD NORMALLY PUT <img>
REPLACE THE ARGUMENTS WITH PROPER VALUES
<script type="text/javascript">od_displayImage(altext, path, width, height);</script>
*/

// SLIDEY SCRIPT
var _spd = null, _zspd = null;
function _moveIt(_eid,_way,_max) {
	_element = _eid;
	_direction = _way;
	var _elem = document.getElementById(_eid);
	_maxrig = 0;
	if(_max == undefined) {
		_maxlef = -1200;
	} else {
		_maxlef = _max;	
	}
	
	
	if(_way == 'right' &&  parseInt(_elem.style.left) > _maxlef) {
		_elem.style.left = parseInt(_elem.style.left) - 20 + 'px';
	} else if(_way == 'left' && (parseInt(_elem.style.left) < _maxrig)) {
		_elem.style.left = parseInt(_elem.style.left) + 20 + 'px';
	}
	
	if(_way == 'left' &&  (parseInt(_elem.style.left) < _maxrig)) {
	 
		_zspd = setTimeout("_moveIt(_element,_direction,_maxlef)",1);
	}
	if(_way == 'right' && (parseInt(_elem.style.left) > _maxlef )) {

		_spd = setTimeout("_moveIt(_element,_direction,_maxlef)",1);			
	}
}
function _stopIt() {
	if(_spd != null) {
		clearTimeout(_spd);
	}
	if(_zspd != null) {
		clearTimeout(_zspd);
	}		
}

function MM_openBrWindow(theURL,winName,features)
{	window.open(theURL,winName,features);
}
w = window.screen.availWidth;
h = window.screen.availHeight;

/* standardized ajax box stuff  */
function getHTTPObject() {
    var xmlhttp = false;

    if (!xmlhttp && typeof XMLHttpRequest != 'undefined') {
            xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
    } else if(!xmlhttp) {
		xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
	}
    return xmlhttp;
}
function package_ajx_slider(start,total,action,id) {
	parameters='action='+encodeURIComponent(action)+'&start='+start+'&total='+total;
	/*	
		this is messy! 
		this grabs the keys and values in any forms within the ajax holder
	*/
	
	for(i in document.getElementById(id).childNodes) {
		if(document.getElementById(id).childNodes[i].className == 'ajx-load-contents') {
			for(j in document.getElementById(id).childNodes[i].childNodes) {
				if(document.getElementById(id).childNodes[i].childNodes[j].nodeName == 'FORM') {
					for(k in document.getElementById(id).childNodes[i].childNodes[j].childNodes) {
						if(document.getElementById(id).childNodes[i].childNodes[j].childNodes[k].nodeName == 'INPUT') {
							parameters += '&'+document.getElementById(id).childNodes[i].childNodes[j].childNodes[k].name+'='+document.getElementById(id).childNodes[i].childNodes[j].childNodes[k].value;
						}
					}
				}
			}
		}
	}
	document.getElementById(id).innerHTML = '<center><div class="loadingimageholder"><img src="http://marvel.com/i/2008/fb/loading.gif" width="54" height=62"></div></center>'
	url = '/i/php/generic_ajax_handler.php';
	makePostRequest(url,id,parameters);
}

function makeCBRequest( url, callback ) {
	var xmlhttp = getHTTPObject();
	if ( typeof callback == 'function' ) {
		xmlhttp.open("GET", url, true);
		xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
			if (xmlhttp.readyState == 4 && xmlhttp.responseText)
					callback.call( xmlhttp ); // set scope to xmlhttp
		}
		xmlhttp.send(null);
		xmlhttp.close;
	}
}

function makeRequest( url, elementID, callback ) {
    var xmlhttp = getHTTPObject();
    var targetElement = document.getElementById(elementID);
    xmlhttp.open("GET", url, true);
    xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
        if (xmlhttp.readyState == 4 && xmlhttp.responseText) {
				if (targetElement)
              	targetElement.innerHTML = xmlhttp.responseText + '\n';
				(typeof callback == 'function')? callback.call( xmlhttp ) : null ;
        }
    }
    xmlhttp.send(null);
    xmlhttp.close;
}

function makePostRequest( url, elementID, parameters, callback ){
	//alert(parameters);
	var xmlhttp = getHTTPObject();
	var targetElement = document.getElementById(elementID);

	xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
        if (xmlhttp.readyState == 4 && xmlhttp.responseText) {
				if (targetElement)
              	targetElement.innerHTML = xmlhttp.responseText + '\n';
				(typeof callback == 'function')? callback.call( xmlhttp ) : null ;
        }
    }
	xmlhttp.open('POST', url, true);
	xmlhttp.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
	xmlhttp.setRequestHeader("Content-length", parameters.length);
	xmlhttp.setRequestHeader("Connection", "close");
	xmlhttp.send(parameters);
}
function collect(a,f){
	var n=[];
	for(var i=0;i<a.length;i++){
		var v=f(a[i]);
		if(v!=null)n.push(v)
	}
	return n;
}

function form_serialize(f) {
	var g=function(n){
		return f.getElementsByTagName(n)
	};
	var nv=function(e){
		if(e.name)
			return escape(e.name)+'='+escape(e.value);
		else 
		return ''
	};
	var i=collect(g('input'),function(i){
			if((i.type!='radio'&&i.type!='checkbox')||i.checked)
				return nv(i);
		}
	);
	var s=collect(g('select'),nv);
	var t=collect(g('textarea'),nv);
	return i.concat(s).concat(t).join('&');
}

function sendPostForm(url,obj,mydiv){
	var poststr = form_serialize(obj);
	makePostRequest(url,mydiv,poststr);
}

// Moved over from registration.js on 03/10/2008 -vitaliy

// getPageScroll()
// Returns array with x,y page scroll values.
// Core code from - quirksmode.org
//
function getPageScroll(){

	var yScroll;

	if (self.pageYOffset) {
		yScroll = self.pageYOffset;
	} else if (document.documentElement && document.documentElement.scrollTop){	 // Explorer 6 Strict
		yScroll = document.documentElement.scrollTop;
	} else if (document.body) {// all other Explorers
		yScroll = document.body.scrollTop;
	}

	arrayPageScroll = new Array('',yScroll) 
	return arrayPageScroll;
}

//
// getPageSize()
// Returns array with page width, height and window width, height
// Core code from - quirksmode.org
// Edit for Firefox by pHaez
//

function getPageSize(){
	
	var xScroll, yScroll;
	
	if (window.innerHeight && window.scrollMaxY) {	
		xScroll = document.body.scrollWidth;
		yScroll = window.innerHeight + window.scrollMaxY;
	} else if (document.body.scrollHeight > document.body.offsetHeight){ // all but Explorer Mac
		xScroll = document.body.scrollWidth;
		yScroll = document.body.scrollHeight;
	} else { // Explorer Mac...would also work in Explorer 6 Strict, Mozilla and Safari
		xScroll = document.body.offsetWidth;
		yScroll = document.body.offsetHeight;
	}
	
	var windowWidth, windowHeight;
	if (self.innerHeight) {	// all except Explorer
		windowWidth = self.innerWidth;
		windowHeight = self.innerHeight;
	} else if (document.documentElement && document.documentElement.clientHeight) { // Explorer 6 Strict Mode
		windowWidth = document.documentElement.clientWidth;
		windowHeight = document.documentElement.clientHeight;
	} else if (document.body) { // other Explorers
		windowWidth = document.body.clientWidth;
		windowHeight = document.body.clientHeight;
	}	
	
	// for small pages with total height less then height of the viewport
	if(yScroll < windowHeight){
		pageHeight = windowHeight;
	} else { 
		pageHeight = yScroll;
	}

	// for small pages with total width less then width of the viewport
	if(xScroll < windowWidth){	
		pageWidth = windowWidth;
	} else {
		pageWidth = xScroll;
	}


	arrayPageSize = new Array(pageWidth,pageHeight,windowWidth,windowHeight) 
	return arrayPageSize;
}



function placeIt(mylayer,left_offset) {
	(document.getElementById) ? dom = true : dom = false;
	var l = document.getElementById(mylayer);
	
	if (self.innerHeight) {	
		l.style.top = window.pageYOffset + (window.innerHeight - ((window.innerHeight/2) + 200)) + "px";
		l.style.left = window.pageXOffset + (window.innerWidth - ((window.innerWidth/2) + left_offset)) + "px";	
		
	} else if (document.documentElement && document.documentElement.clientHeight) {
		l.style.top = document.documentElement.scrollTop + (document.documentElement.clientHeight - ((document.documentElement.clientHeight/2)+200)) + "px";
		l.style.left = document.documentElement.scrollLeft + (document.documentElement.clientWidth - ((document.documentElement.clientWidth/2)+left_offset)) + "px";	
	} else if (document.body) {
		l.style.top = document.body.scrollTop + (document.body.clientHeight - ((document.body.clientHeight/2) + 200)) + "px";
		l.style.left = document.body.scrollLeft + (document.body.clientWidth - ((document.body.clientWidth/2)+left_offset)) + "px";	

	}
	window.setTimeout("placeIt('"+mylayer+"',"+left_offset+")", 10); 
}

var ok = false;

function hide(element) {
	document.getElementById(element).style.display = 'none';
	//alert(document.getElementById(element).style.display);
}

function unhide(element) {
	document.getElementById(element).style.display = 'block';
}

function check_myage(){
	check_mydate();
	
	var my_year		= document.getElementById('year');
	var my_month	= document.getElementById('month');
	var my_day		= document.getElementById('zday');
	
	var today_date = new Date();
	var input_date = new Date(my_month.value+"/"+my_day.value+"/"+my_year.value);
	
	var test_month = input_date.getMonth()+1;
	var test_year = input_date.getFullYear();
	var test_day = input_date.getDate();
	
	
	//var today1_date = new Date(today_m+"/"+today_d+"/"+today_y);
	
	var sec = (today_date.getTime()/1000.0) - (input_date.getTime()/1000.0);
	var diff = Math.floor(sec/31564926);
	
	if (diff < 13) {
		unhide('underage_disclaimer_div');
		unhide('parent_email_div');
	} else {
		hide('underage_disclaimer_div');
		hide('parent_email_div');
	}
}

function updatepage(str,div){
		ok = true;
		if(str == "no"){
			unhide(div);
			ok = false;				
		} else {
			hide(div);
			ok = true;
		}
		return ok;
	}
	
function check_avail(myfield,myerrordiv,myurl) {
	var my_name = document.getElementById(myfield);
	var myxmlhttp = getHTTPObject();
	var test;
	var url = myurl+my_name.value;
	
	hide(myerrordiv);
	
	if (my_name.value != ""){
		myxmlhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {	
		//alert ("test is "+test);
        	if (myxmlhttp.readyState == 4) {				
				test = updatepage(myxmlhttp.responseText,myerrordiv);												
			}
		}
		
		
		myxmlhttp.open("GET", url, true);
		myxmlhttp.send(url);
	}
	//alert (ok);
}


function validate_email(str) {
	var at="@"
	var dot="."
	var lat=str.indexOf(at)
	var lstr=str.length
	var ldot=str.indexOf(dot)
	
	if (str.indexOf(at)==-1){
		return false
	}
	
	if (str.indexOf(at)==-1 || str.indexOf(at)==0 || str.indexOf(at)==lstr){
	   return false
	}
	
	if (str.indexOf(dot)==-1 || str.indexOf(dot)==0 || str.indexOf(dot)==lstr){
		return false
	}
	
	if (str.indexOf(at,(lat+1))!=-1){
		return false
	}
	
	if (str.substring(lat-1,lat)==dot || str.substring(lat+1,lat+2)==dot){
		return false
	}
	
	if (str.indexOf(dot,(lat+2))==-1){
		return false
	}
	
	if (str.indexOf(" ")!=-1){
		return false
	}
	
	return true					
}

function check_myemail(addr) {
	var s = document.getElementById(addr).value;
	var test = validate_email(s);
	hide('email_bad');
	if (s != ""){
		if (test == false){
			unhide('email_bad');
			return false;
		} else {
			hide('email_bad');
			return true;
		}
	} else {
		unhide('email_blank');
		return false;
	}
}


function validate_date(){
	day = document.getElementById('zday').value;
	month = document.getElementById('month').value; 
	js_month = month -1;// js months are 0-11 instead of 1-12
	year = document.getElementById('year').value;
	
	
	var today_date = new Date();
	
	var test_month = today_date.getMonth()+1;
	var test_year = today_date.getFullYear();
	var test_day = today_date.getDate();
	
	//alert(month + "/" + day + "/" + year);
	
	// tests for future dates.
	if(year > test_year){ 
		return false;
	} else if( year == test_year){ 
		if(month > test_month){ 
			return false;
		} else if(month == test_month){ 
			if(day > test_day){ 
				return false;
			}
		}
	}
	
	dteDate=new Date(year,js_month,day);
	
	// tests for invalid dates, like february 31st
	return ((day==dteDate.getDate()) && (js_month==dteDate.getMonth()) && (year==dteDate.getFullYear()));
}

function check_mydate(){
	var x = validate_date();
	hide('illegal_date_div');
	if (x == false){
		unhide('illegal_date_div');
		document.getElementById('go').disabled = true;
	} else {
		document.getElementById('go').disabled = false;
	}
}

function check_form(form){
	var user	= check_avail('member_name','username_taken','/i/php/check_name.php?member_name=');
	var email	= check_avail('email_address','email_taken','/i/php/check_email.php?email=');
	
		sendPostForm('/i/php/loadreg.php',form,'registration_panel');
}

// -- done

function hide_flash_objects(z){
	var my_obj = new Array(4);
	my_obj[0] = 'embed';
	my_obj[1] = 'object';
	my_obj[2] = 'iframe';
	my_obj[3] = 'ilayer';
	
	for (ii = 0; ii < 4; ii++){
		var x = document.getElementsByTagName(my_obj[ii]);
		if (x.length > 0){
			for (i = 0; i < x.length; i++){
				if (z == 1){
					x[i].style.display = "none";
				} else {
					x[i].style.display = "";
				}
			}
		}
	}
}

/* registration stuff */
function loadSignup(ref) {
	var arrayPageSize = getPageSize();
	var arrayPageScroll = getPageScroll();
	
	hide_flash_objects(1);
	
	var overLayMain	= document.getElementById('trans_layer');
	var overLay		= document.getElementById('registration_panel');
	
	overLayMain.style.height = (arrayPageSize[1] +'px');
	overLayMain.style.display = 'block';
	
	overLay.style.display = 'block';
	placeIt('registration_panel',300);
	placeIt('reg_side',1020);
	
	makeRequest('/i/php/loadreg.php?ref='+ref, 'registration_panel');
}

/*MR added 7/30*/
function loadWorld() {
	
	var ironman = document.getElementById('reg_side');
	ironman.style.display = 'none';
	
	var arrayPageSize = getPageSize();
	var arrayPageScroll = getPageScroll();
	
	hide_flash_objects(1);
	
	var overLayMain	= document.getElementById('trans_layer');
	var overLay		= document.getElementById('world_map');
	
	overLayMain.style.height = (arrayPageSize[1] +'px');
	overLayMain.style.display = 'block';
	
	overLay.style.display = 'block';
	placeIt('world_map',475);
	/*placeIt('reg_side',1020);*/
	
	makeRequest('/i/php/worldmap.php', 'world_map');
}


function closeWorld() {
	   hide_flash_objects(0);
        document.getElementById('trans_layer').style.display = 'none';
		document.getElementById('world_map').style.display = 'none';
		document.getElementById('world_map').innerHTML = "Loading...";
	}
/*for world map*/

function closeSignup(step,kid,ref) {
	
	// per 1.5 spec
	// 05.06.2008: added site reference - Ú
	
	if (step && step != '1'){
		makeRequest('/i/2007/php/loadreg.php?action=html&step=3&kid='+kid+'&ref='+ref,'registration_panel');
	} else {
		hide_flash_objects(0);
		document.getElementById('trans_layer').style.display = 'none';
		document.getElementById('registration_panel').style.display = 'none';
		document.getElementById('registration_panel').innerHTML = "Loading...";
	}
}

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Create a JSON object only if one does not already exist.
// Closure technique is used to avoid creating extra globals.
// methods:
//		var json_string = JSON.encode( javascript data );
//		var js_data = JSON.decode( json_string );
//	Yoinked from http://www.json.org/json2.js
//	and renamed the methods to be more like PHP -Ñ

if (!this.JSON) {
    JSON = {};
}
(function () {

    function f(n) {
        // Format integers to have at least two digits.
        return n < 10 ? '0' + n : n;
    }

    if (typeof Date.prototype.toJSON !== 'function') {

        Date.prototype.toJSON = function (key) {

            return this.getUTCFullYear()   + '-' +
                 f(this.getUTCMonth() + 1) + '-' +
                 f(this.getUTCDate())      + 'T' +
                 f(this.getUTCHours())     + ':' +
                 f(this.getUTCMinutes())   + ':' +
                 f(this.getUTCSeconds())   + 'Z';
        };

        String.prototype.toJSON =
        Number.prototype.toJSON =
        Boolean.prototype.toJSON = function (key) {
            return this.valueOf();
        };
    }

    var cx = /[\u0000\u00ad\u0600-\u0604\u070f\u17b4\u17b5\u200c-\u200f\u2028-\u202f\u2060-\u206f\ufeff\ufff0-\uffff]/g,
        escapable = /[\\\"\x00-\x1f\x7f-\x9f\u00ad\u0600-\u0604\u070f\u17b4\u17b5\u200c-\u200f\u2028-\u202f\u2060-\u206f\ufeff\ufff0-\uffff]/g,
        gap,
        indent,
        meta = {    // table of character substitutions
            '\b': '\\b',
            '\t': '\\t',
            '\n': '\\n',
            '\f': '\\f',
            '\r': '\\r',
            '"' : '\\"',
            '\\': '\\\\'
        },
        rep;


    function quote(string) {
        escapable.lastIndex = 0;
        return escapable.test(string) ?
            '"' + string.replace(escapable, function (a) {
                var c = meta[a];
                if (typeof c === 'string') {
                    return c;
                }
                return '\\u' + ('0000' + a.charCodeAt(0).toString(16)).slice(-4);
            }) + '"' :
            '"' + string + '"';
    }

    function str(key, holder) {
        var i,          // The loop counter.
            k,          // The member key.
            v,          // The member value.
            length,
            mind = gap,
            partial,
            value = holder[key];

        if (value && typeof value === 'object' &&
                typeof value.toJSON === 'function') {
            value = value.toJSON(key);
        }

        if (typeof rep === 'function') {
            value = rep.call(holder, key, value);
        }

        switch (typeof value) {
        case 'string':
            return quote(value);

        case 'number':
            return isFinite(value) ? String(value) : 'null';
        case 'boolean':
        case 'null':
            return String(value);
        case 'object':
            if (!value) {
                return 'null';
            }
            gap += indent;
            partial = [];
            if (typeof value.length === 'number' &&
                    !value.propertyIsEnumerable('length')) {
                length = value.length;
                for (i = 0; i < length; i += 1) {
                    partial[i] = str(i, value) || 'null';
                }
                v = partial.length === 0 ? '[]' :
                    gap ? '[\n' + gap +
                            partial.join(',\n' + gap) + '\n' +
                                mind + ']' :
                          '[' + partial.join(',') + ']';
                gap = mind;
                return v;
            }
            if (rep && typeof rep === 'object') {
                length = rep.length;
                for (i = 0; i < length; i += 1) {
                    k = rep[i];
                    if (typeof k === 'string') {
                        v = str(k, value);
                        if (v) {
                            partial.push(quote(k) + (gap ? ': ' : ':') + v);
                        }
                    }
                }
            } else {
                for (k in value) {
                    if (Object.hasOwnProperty.call(value, k)) {
                        v = str(k, value);
                        if (v) {
                            partial.push(quote(k) + (gap ? ': ' : ':') + v);
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            v = partial.length === 0 ? '{}' :
                gap ? '{\n' + gap + partial.join(',\n' + gap) + '\n' +
                        mind + '}' : '{' + partial.join(',') + '}';
            gap = mind;
            return v;
        }
    }

// If the JSON object does not yet have a encode method, give it one.

    if (typeof JSON.encode !== 'function') {
        JSON.encode = function (value, replacer, space) {
            var i;
            gap = '';
            indent = '';
            if (typeof space === 'number') {
                for (i = 0; i < space; i += 1) {
                    indent += ' ';
                }
            } else if (typeof space === 'string') {
                indent = space;
            }
            rep = replacer;
            if (replacer && typeof replacer !== 'function' &&
                    (typeof replacer !== 'object' ||
                     typeof replacer.length !== 'number')) {
                throw new Error('JSON.encode');
            }
            return str('', {'': value});
        };
    }
    if (typeof JSON.decode !== 'function') {
        JSON.decode = function (text, reviver) {
            var j;

            function walk(holder, key) {
                var k, v, value = holder[key];
                if (value && typeof value === 'object') {
                    for (k in value) {
                        if (Object.hasOwnProperty.call(value, k)) {
                            v = walk(value, k);
                            if (v !== undefined) {
                                value[k] = v;
                            } else {
                                delete value[k];
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
                return reviver.call(holder, key, value);
            }
            cx.lastIndex = 0;
            if (cx.test(text)) {
                text = text.replace(cx, function (a) {
                    return '\\u' +
                        ('0000' + a.charCodeAt(0).toString(16)).slice(-4);
                });
            }
            if (/^[\],:{}\s]*$/.
test(text.replace(/\\(?:["\\\/bfnrt]|u[0-9a-fA-F]{4})/g, '@').
replace(/"[^"\\\n\r]*"|true|false|null|-?\d+(?:\.\d*)?(?:[eE][+\-]?\d+)?/g, ']').
replace(/(?:^|:|,)(?:\s*\[)+/g, ''))) {

                j = eval('(' + text + ')');
                return typeof reviver === 'function' ?
                    walk({'': j}, '') : j;
            }
            throw new SyntaxError('JSON.decode');
        };
    }
})();

/*
 * Object: marvel_loader
 * Purpose: this loads data from our php objects via an ajax call. It converts the results
 *		into json, xml or templated output depending on the mode selected in the request object.
 *	Simple example:
 *		var loader = marvel_loader.init( 'catalog/catalog' );
 *		loader.request = {
 *			params: [ {"s.series_name": "Ultimate Spider-Man"} ],
 *			mode: 'json',
 *			expire: 3600,
 *		};
 *		loader.callback = update_my_content_function;
 *		loader.energize();
 *
 *	Note:
 *		For detailed explanation of all the features visit http://devblog.crossbow
 */
var marvel_loader = function() {

	this.base_url = '/i/2008/php/ajaxanator.php/' ;
	this.req_details = {} ;
   this.supported_modes = [ 'json','xml','htm' ] ;
	this.hash = {};

   this.validate_request = function() {

      var err, r = this.request ;
      if ( !defined(r) ) { err = 'Request is not defined!'; }
		else {
	      // verify params
      	if ( !defined(r.params) )
				{ err = 'params is required'; } // will leave this in to encourage use of parameters
      	// check mode
      	if ( defined(r.mode) && !in_array( r.mode, this.supported_modes ) )
				{ err = r.mode + ' is not supported mode'; }
		}
      // check url
      if ( !defined(this.req_id) ) { err = 'Request URL is not defined or incorrect!'; }
      
      return err ;
   }


   this.energize = function( eid,subset ) {

		// first validate
		var err = this.validate_request() ;

		if ( !err ) {
			var req_id = this.req_id ;
			if ( this.req_details[this.req_id].post_params )
				var post_params = this.req_details[this.req_id].post_params ;
			else {
				// encode the parameters
				var post_params = this.request ;
				!is_array(post_params.params) || ( post_params.params = JSON.encode( this.request.params ) );
				defined(this.request.cparams) && is_array(post_params.cparams)
					? post_params.cparams = JSON.encode( this.request.cparams ) : null ;

				this.req_details[this.req_id].post_params = post_params ;
				if ( typeof this.callback == 'function' )
					this.req_details[this.req_id].callback = this.callback ;
			}
			this.mode = defined(post_params.mode) ? post_params.mode : 'json' ;
			
			var post_arr = [] ;
			defined( subset ) ? post_params.subset = subset : null ;
			for ( var i in post_params )
				post_arr.push( i+'='+ this.clean_param(post_params[i]) ) ;
			post_arr.push( 'mhash='+ this.get_hash(req_id) ) ;

			if (eid) this.req_details[this.req_id].el_id = eid ;
			var closure_cb = function() { marvel_loader.catch_data.call(this, req_id); };
			makePostRequest( this.url, null, postEscape(post_arr.join('&')), closure_cb ) ;
		} else
			alert( "Error: "+ err ) ;

		return req_id ;
   }

	// grab the data returned
	// obj context should be xmlhttp object
	this.catch_data = function(req_id) {

		var ml = window.marvel_loader ;
		var req = ml.req_details[req_id] ;
		var modes = ml.mode.indexOf(',') > -1 ? ml.mode.split(',') : [ ml.mode ];

		if ( this.responseText ) {
			if ( in_array('htm',modes) ) {
				var resText,id = defined(req.el_id) ? req.el_id : null ;
				if ( in_array('json',modes) && req.post_params.setsize ) {
					var response_info = ml.handle_htmSubset_response( this.responseText ) ;
					resText = response_info.text ;
					req.result = response_info.result ;
				} else
					resText = this.responseText ;
				!id || ( document.getElementById(id).innerHTML = resText );
			}
			else if ( in_array('xml',modes) )
				req.result = this.responseXML ;
			else
				try {
					req.result = JSON.decode( this.responseText ) ;
				} catch(err) {
					alert( 'Error: Unexpected response\n'+ this.responseText );
				}
		}

		if ( typeof req.callback == 'function' )
			req.callback.call( req ) ;
	}
	this.handle_htmSubset_response = function( res ) {
		var ret = res;
		var result = null ;
		var arr = res.split('|||') ;
		if ( arr.length == 2 ) {
			try { result = JSON.decode(arr[0]); }
				catch (e) { alert('Error: Unexpected response'); }
		} 
		return { "result": result, "text": arr[1] } ;
	}
	this.get_hash = function(rid) {
		if ( !this.hash[rid] ) {
			var e = document.getElementsByTagName('meta'),i=e.length;
			while (i--)
				if ( e[i].getAttribute('name') == rid ) {
					this.hash[rid] = e[i].getAttribute('content');
				}
		}
		return this.hash[rid];
	}
	this.clean_param = function(txt) {
		return ( defined(txt.indexOf) && (txt.indexOf('&') >= 0 || txt.indexOf('=') >= 0) ) ?  escape(txt) : txt ;
	}

	this.prev = function(eid,rid) {
		!rid || this.set_reqId(rid);
		var r = this.req_details[this.req_id].result ;
		defined(r.subset) && this.energize(eid,r.subset.previous) ;
	}
	this.next = function(eid,rid) {
		!rid || this.set_reqId(rid);
		var r = this.req_details[this.req_id].result ;
		defined(r.subset) && this.energize(eid,r.subset.next) ;
	}
	// check and set the request id
	this.set_reqId = function(req_id) {
		var s = req_id.split('/');
		if ( req_id && s.length == 2 )
			this.req_id = s.join('|') ;
		else if ( req_id && this.req_details[req_id] ) {
			this.req_id = req_id ;
			this.url = this.base_url + req_id.split('|').join('/') ;
		}
	}

	this.init = function( cm_str ) {
		// check for the dependencies
		if ( typeof makePostRequest !== 'function' )
			alert( 'marvel_loader: makePostRequest() is not found' ) ;
		if ( typeof JSON !== 'object' )
			alert( 'marvel_loader: JSON object is not found' ) ;
		var len = cm_str.split('/').length ;
		if ( len > 2 ) {
			this.base_url = cm_str.split('/').slice(0, len-2 ).join('/') + '/' ;
			cm_str = cm_str.split('/').slice(-2).join('/') ;
		}
		else if ( len <= 1 )
			alert( 'marvel_loader: marvel loader initialized with '+ cm_str +
				'\nShould be in this format:\n class/method OR\nfull relative path to ajaxanator.php' );
      
		this.set_reqId( cm_str );
		if ( this.req_id ) {
			this.url = this.base_url + cm_str ;
			this.req_details[this.req_id] = {} ;
			this.req_details[this.req_id].result = {} ;
			this.req_details[this.req_id].callback = this.callback = null ;
		}

		return this ;
	}
}

window.marvel_loader = new marvel_loader() ;

// BRIGHTCOVE JS API WRAPPERS //
	document.bc_dump = new Object;
	document.bc_dump.listeners = new Object;
	function onContentLoad() {
		//callFlash("fetchTitleById", 1733163322);
	}
	function selectTitle_Result(message) {
		//alert(message);
	}
	function onTitleLoad(infoObj) {
		var titleDTO = infoObj.parameters.title;
		callFlash("loadTitleById", titleDTO.id);
	}	
	function onTemplateLoaded(message) {
		if(defined(document.bc_dump.listeners)) {
			for(eventName in document.bc_dump.listeners) {
				callFlash("addEventListener", eventName, document.bc_dump.listeners[eventName]);	
			}
		}
		document.bc_dump.bc_init = true;
	}
	function getTitleById_Result(infoObj) {
		if(defined(infoObj)) {
			document.bc_dump.getTitleById = true;
		} else {
			document.bc_dump.getTitleById = false;
		}
	}
	function swapVid(titleId) {
		if(defined(document.bc_dump.bc_init)) {
			callFlash("getTitleById",titleId);
			if(document.bc_dump.getTitleById) {
				callFlash("loadTitleById", titleId);
			} else {
				callFlash("fetchTitleById", titleId);
			}
		} else {
			alert('Please wait for the player to load before switching videos.');	
		}
	}

	function fw_config(){
		return { networkId:12880,cb_profile:"marvel_brightcove",siteSectionNetworkId:12880, videoAssetNetworkId:12880,fw_server:"http://3250.v.fwmrm.net/ad/p/1?",renderersXML:"http://m2.fwmrm.net/p/lib/bc/renderers.xml",siteSection:'mkids'+document.fwSiteSection,autoplay:false,video_profile:"marvel_video",needsCARU:false,CARU_width:230,CARU_location:"http://marvelkids.marvel.com/i/flash/freewheel_preroll.swf",amLocation:"http://adm.fwmrm.net/p/marvel_live/AdManager.swf" };
	}	
	
	function comic_locator() { // this is for comic shop locator box throughout the site
		var zz = document.getElementById('Zip'); // zipcode field
		var zy = document.getElementById('ziperror'); // error field
		
		if (zz.value == ''){
			zy.style.display = '';
		} else {
			zy.style.display = 'none';
			MM_openBrWindow('/map.php?Zip='+zz.value,'Zipfinder','status=no,resizable=yes,width=460,height=695,scrollbars=no');
		}
		return false;
	}
function showAd() {
	var myDiv = document.getElementById("marvel_game_ad");
	myDiv.style.display = "block";
}

function showGame() {
	var myDiv = document.getElementById("marvel_game_ad");
    	myDiv.style.display = "none";
}

function clearAd()
{
	loadAd('blank.html');
	return;
}

function loadAd(url)
{
	var iframe = document.getElementById('adFrame');
	iframe.src = url;	
}