function trim ( s2 ) {
	return s2.replace(/^\s+/, "").replace(/\s+$/, "");
	}

function validate() {
var a = trim(document.form1.q.value);

if (a == "") {
             		alert("Please enter a query");
             return (false);
        	  }
}








//----------------------State thingy

function state(){
	if (document.signup.state.options.length < 51){
	var stateArray = new Array("Alabama","Alaska","Arizona","Arkansas","California","Colorado","Connecticut","Delaware","Columbia(DC)","Florida","Georgia","Hawaii","Idaho","Illinois","Indiana","Iowa","Kansas","Kentucky","Louisiana","Maine","Maryland","Massachusetts","Michigan","Minnesota","Mississippi","Missouri","Montana","Nebraska","Nevada","New Hampshire","New Jersey","New Mexico","New York","North Carolina","North Dakota","Ohio","Oklahoma","Oregon","Pennsylvania","Rhode Island","South Carolina","South Dakota","Tennessee","Texas","Utah","Vermont","Virginia","Washington","West Virginia","Wisconsin","Wyoming");
		for (var i = 0; i < stateArray.length; i++) {
		document.signup.state.options[document.signup.state.options.length] = new Option(stateArray[i]);
		}
	}
}
function province(){
	if (document.signup.province.options.length < 10){
	var provinceArray = new Array("Alberta","British Columbia","Manitoba","New Brunswick","Newfoundland","Nova Scotia","Ontario","Prince Edward Island","Quebec","Saskatchewan");
		for (var i = 0; i < provinceArray.length; i++) {
		document.signup.province.options[document.signup.province.options.length] = new Option(provinceArray[i]);
		}
	}
}