    var direction = -1;
    var min = 1;
    var max = 24;
    var currentr = 24;
    var currentc = 55;
    var ts = null;
    var NS4 = (document.layers) ? 1 : 0;
    var IE4 = (document.all) ? 1 : 0;
    var DOM = (document.getElementById) ? 1 : 0;
    var ver4 = (NS4 || IE4) ? 1 : 0;
    var tS = null;
    var emptyString = '';
    var searchFieldId = 'search_box';
    var resultFieldId = 'ss';
    var resultFieldIdp = 'sm';
    var smtl = 0;
    var date=new Date(); 
    var year=date.getFullYear(); 
    var message="Copyright "+year+" Cristian Pana  All rights reserved.";     
    var baseURL = "http://standupcomedy.jokes-db.com/";

    function changetext(menuName,text)
    {
    	if (NS4)
    	{
    		document.layers[menuName].innerHTML = text;
    	}
    	else if (DOM)
    	{
         if (menuName == resultFieldId)
         {
             if (text != '')
              {
               document.getElementById(resultFieldId).innerHTML = text;
               if(emptyString == '')
                {
                 document.getElementById(resultFieldIdp).style.display = "block";
                 document.getElementById(resultFieldId).style.display = "block";
               }
             }
             else
              {
               document.getElementById(resultFieldId).innerHTML = '';
               document.getElementById(resultFieldIdp).style.display = "none";
             };
         }
         else
         {
             document.getElementById(menuName).innerHTML = text;
         }
    	}
    	else
    	{
    		document.all[menuName].innerHTML = text;
    	}
    }

    function LiveGet(url, params, where)
     {
      makeRequest('GET', url, params, where);
    }

    function post_rating(rid, sid, val)
     {
      var sURL = baseURL + "vote.php";
      var param = "?action=vote&request_type=live&rid="+rid+"&sid="+sid+"&score="+val;
      LiveGet(sURL, param, 'rating_'+rid);
    }
 
    function clickIE() { 
      if (document.all) { 
        if (event.button==2||event.button==3) {
          alert(message);
          return false; 
        }  
      } 
    } 
    if (document.layers) { 
        document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEDOWN); 
        document.onmousedown=clickNS; 
        } 
      else if (document.all&&!document.getElementById){
       document.onmousedown=clickIE; 
      }
    document.oncontextmenu=new Function("alert(message);return false");
