function clickclear(thisfield, defaulttext) {
	if (thisfield.value == defaulttext) {
	thisfield.value = "";
	}
}
function clickrecall(thisfield, defaulttext) {
	if (thisfield.value == '') {
	thisfield.value = defaulttext;
	}
}

function textCounter(field, countfield, maxlimit) {
if (field.value.length > maxlimit)
field.value = field.value.substring(0, maxlimit);
else 
countfield.value = maxlimit - field.value.length;
}

// specify the name of your form
var thisForm = "search";

// load field names and default values into list
var defaultVals = new Array();
defaultVals[0] = new Array("searchTextWhat", "Who/What");
defaultVals[1] = new Array("searchTextWhere", "Where");

// clear all defaults when form is submitted
function MPClearAll() {
with (document.forms[thisForm]) {
for (var n=0; n<defaultVals.length; n++) {
var thisField = defaultVals[n][0];
var thisDefault = defaultVals[n][1];
if (elements[thisField].value == thisDefault)
elements[thisField].value = '';
}}}

  function hasClass(obj) {
     var result = false;
     if (obj.getAttributeNode("class") != null) {
         result = obj.getAttributeNode("class").value;
     }
     return result;
  }   

 function stripe(id) {

//var starsList = document.getElementById("digg-widget-container");
//var starsAnchors = starsList.getElementsByTagName("a");
//document.starsAnchors.insertBefore('<h3>IN POPULAR STORIES</h3>');
//document.getElementById("digg-widget-container").getElementsByTagName("a").insertBefore.createElement('<h3>IN POPULAR STORIES</h3>');

 
    var even = false;
  
    var evenColor = arguments[1] ? arguments[1] : "#f0f0f0";
    var oddColor = arguments[2] ? arguments[2] : "#fff";

    var div = document.getElementById(id);
    if (! div) { return; }
    
    var ul = div.getElementsByTagName("ul");
    if (! ul) { return; }
    
    for (var i = 0; i < ul.length; i++) {
        var li = ul[i].getElementsByTagName("li");

        for (var h = 0; h < li.length; h++) {
        
        var h3 = li[h].getElementsByTagName("h3");
        if (! h3) { return; }
        //h3.setAttribute("id","diggsubtitle");
        
        var myli = li[h];
	        if (! hasClass(myli) && ! myli.style.backgroundColor) {
            myli.style.backgroundColor = even ? evenColor : oddColor;
            }
        even = ! even;
        }
    }
  }