function Go (w) {
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		w = location.href;
		
	}
		
	window.location.href = w;
}

function createCookie (name, value, days) {
	if (days) {
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		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(';');
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		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) {
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}

function openExternalLinks () {
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			$(l[i]).update('<acronym title="This link opens in a new window">'+l[i].innerHTML+'</acronym>');
			
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}

function checkSubmenu () {
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}