var agt		= navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
var versInt	= parseInt(navigator.appVersion);
var is_aol	= (agt.indexOf("aol") != -1);
var cnnDomainArray = location.hostname.split( '.' );
var EditionDomain = ( cnnDomainArray.length > 1 ) ? '.' + cnnDomainArray[cnnDomainArray.length-2] + '.' + cnnDomainArray[cnnDomainArray.length-1] : '';
var cnnSiteWideCurrDate = new Date();

// used to open popup windows from the dateline
function CNN_openMap( location )
{
	CNN_openPopup( location, '620x430', "width=620,height=430,scrollbars=no,resizable=no" );
}


// this is for opening pop-up windows
function CNN_openPopup( url, name, widgets, openerUrl )
{
	var host = location.hostname;
	var popupWin = window.open( url, name, widgets );
	
	if ( popupWin && popupWin.opener ) {
		if ( openerUrl )
		{
			popupWin.opener.location = openerUrl;
			popupWin.focus();
		}
		popupWin.opener.top.name = "opener";
	}
}


	// end