function clear(span){
		document.getElementById(span).innerHTML = '';
	}	


	function goto(loc){
		//
		var url = loc;
		url = url.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g,'');
		url = url.replace(/\s/g,'-');
		window.location.href=escape(url);
		//
	}

	function xconfirm(value){
		var agree=confirm(value);
		if (agree)
			return true ;
		else
			return false ;
	}
	
	function StateOption(){
			if(document.form_1.countries.value=='us'){
				document.form_1.states.disabled = false;
				document.getElementById('optional').innerHTML = '';
			}else{
				document.form_1.states.disabled = true;
				document.getElementById('optional').innerHTML = '(optional)';
			}
	}