               //============= Cookies ===================

                function getCookieVal (offset) {
                  var endstr = document.cookie.indexOf (";", offset);
                  if (endstr == -1)
                    endstr = document.cookie.length;
                  return unescape(document.cookie.substring(offset, endstr));
                }

                function GetCookie (name) {
                  var arg = name + "=";
                  var alen = arg.length;
                  var clen = document.cookie.length;
                  var i = 0;
                  while (i < clen) {
                    var j = i+ alen;
                    if (document.cookie.substring(i, j) == arg)
                      return getCookieVal (j);
                    i = document.cookie.indexOf(" ", i) + 1;
                    if (i == 0) break;
                  }
                  return null;
                }

                function SetCookie (name, value) {
                  var argv = SetCookie.arguments;
                  var argc = SetCookie.arguments.length;
                  var expires = (argc > 2) ? argv[2] : null;
                  var path = (argc > 3) ? argv[3] : null;
                  var domain = (argc > 4) ? argv[4] : null;
                  var secure = (argc > 5) ? argv[5] : false;
                  document.cookie = name + "=" + escape (value) +
                    ((expires == null) ? ""         : ("; expires=" + expires.toGMTString())) +
                    ((path    == null) ? ""         : ("; path=" + path)) +
                    ((domain  == null) ? ""         : ("; domain=" + domain)) +
                    ((secure  == true) ? "; secure" : "");
                }

                function DeleteCookie (name) {
                  var exp = new Date();
                  exp.setTime (exp.getTime() - 1);
                  var cval = GetCookie (name);

                  document.cookie = name + "=" + cval + "; expires=" + exp.toGMTString();
                }


                //--------------------

                var expdat = new Date();
                expdat.setYear(expdat.getYear()+1);

                //----Währung-----
                if (!GetCookie('NETSCAPE_LIVEWIRE.global_usercurr')) {
                    SetCookie('NETSCAPE_LIVEWIRE.global_usercurr', 'ATS', expdat, '/', '.tiscover.com');
                }

                //----Sprache-----
                if (!GetCookie('NETSCAPE_LIVEWIRE.global_userlang')) {
                    SetCookie('NETSCAPE_LIVEWIRE.global_userlang', '1', expdat, '/', '.tiscover.com');
                } else {
                   if (GetCookie('NETSCAPE_LIVEWIRE.global_userlang')=='2') {
                          SetCookie('NETSCAPE_LIVEWIRE.global_userlang', '1', expdat, '/', '.tiscover.com');
                       //document.location="http://www9.tiscover.com/1Root/System_Homepage/f_homepage...2.html";
                   } else {
                      if (GetCookie('NETSCAPE_LIVEWIRE.global_userlang')!='1') {
                          SetCookie('NETSCAPE_LIVEWIRE.global_userlang', '1', expdat, '/', '.tiscover.com');
                      }
                   }
                }


function MM_reloadPage(init) {  //reloads the window if Nav4 resized
  if (init==true) with (navigator) {if ((appName=="Netscape")&&(parseInt(appVersion)==4)) {
    document.MM_pgW=innerWidth; document.MM_pgH=innerHeight; onresize=MM_reloadPage; }}
  else if (innerWidth!=document.MM_pgW || innerHeight!=document.MM_pgH) location.reload();
}
MM_reloadPage(true);



var rep = 1;
var is_on_top = 1;


function leapto(form) {

if ((form.dest.options[form.dest.selectedIndex].value)=="nothing") {

	}
	else
	{
     parent.top.location.href=(form.dest.options[form.dest.selectedIndex].value);
	}
}

function MM_openBrWindow(theURL,winName,features) { //v2.0
  window.open(theURL,winName,features);
}
