// SEARCH VALIDATION
function s_validate(formObject){
    if(formObject.elements['keywords'].value == '' || formObject.elements['keywords'].value == 'Search'){
        alert('Please enter a query before submtting.');
        return false;
    } else {return true;}
    }

// SEARCH CLEAR
function clear_search(s) {if (s.defaultValue==s.value || s.value=='SEARCH') s.value = ""}

// REGION JUMP MENU
function jumpMenu(targ,selObj,restore){ //v3.0
  eval(targ+".location='"+selObj.options[selObj.selectedIndex].value+"'");
  if (restore) selObj.selectedIndex=0;
}