function GetXmlHttpObject(handler)
		{ 
			var objXmlHttp=null;
			objXmlHttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
			objXmlHttp.onreadystatechange=handler;
			return objXmlHttp;
		}
            
var xmlHttp 
		/*@cc_on @*/ 
		/*@if (@_jscript_version >= 5) 
		  try { 
		  xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP") 
		} catch (e) { 
		  try { 
			xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP") 
		  } catch (E) { 
		   xmlHttp=false 
		  } 
		} 
		@else 
		xmlHttp=false 
		@end @*/ 
		if (!xmlHttp) { 
		try { 
		  xmlHttp = new XMLHttpRequest(); 
		} 
		catch (e) { 
		  xmlHttp=false 
		} 
} 

function toggleFaq(id) {
    if(document.getElementById(id).style.display == 'none') {
    	document.getElementById(id).style.display = '';
    } else {
        document.getElementById(id).style.display = 'none';
    }
}


function countdown()
{
    document.write('<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.rakmarathon.org/layout/flash/countdown.swf?yr=2010&mo=2&da=19&ho=7&mi=20&snd=on&sc=http://www.rakmarathon.org/layout/flash/getdate.php" width="300" height="85">\n');
    document.write('<param name="movie" value="http://www.rakmarathon.org/layout/flash/countdown.swf?yr=2010&mo=2&da=19&ho=7&mi=20&snd=on" />\n');
    document.write('<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />\n');
    document.write('</object>\n');
}

function tp_popup(url) {
 fenster = window.open(url, "", "width=865,height=470,status=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes");
 fenster.focus();
}

function winopen(theURL, Name, popW, popH, scroll) { 
	var winleft = (screen.width - popW) / 2;
	var winUp = (screen.height - popH) / 2;
	winProp = 'width='+popW+',height='+popH+',left='+winleft+',top='+winUp+',scrollbars='+scroll+',resizable='+scroll
	Win = window.open(theURL, Name, winProp)
}


<!--
		//preload images
		var image1=new Image()
				image1.src="http://www.rakmarathon.org/sponsor_logos/sponsor_1.gif"
				var image2=new Image()
				image2.src="http://www.rakmarathon.org/sponsor_logos/sponsor_1.gif"
				var image3=new Image()
				image3.src="http://www.rakmarathon.org/sponsor_logos/sponsor_1.gif"
				var image4=new Image()
				image4.src="http://www.rakmarathon.org/sponsor_logos/sponsor_4.gif"
				var image5=new Image()
				image5.src="http://www.rakmarathon.org/sponsor_logos/sponsor_4.gif"
				var image6=new Image()
				image6.src="http://www.rakmarathon.org/sponsor_logos/sponsor_4.gif"
				var image7=new Image()
				image7.src="http://www.rakmarathon.org/sponsor_logos/sponsor_3.gif"
				var image8=new Image()
				image8.src="http://www.rakmarathon.org/sponsor_logos/sponsor_3.gif"
				var image9=new Image()
				image9.src="http://www.rakmarathon.org/sponsor_logos/sponsor_3.gif"
				var image10=new Image()
				image10.src="http://www.rakmarathon.org/sponsor_logos/sponsor_2.gif"
				var image11=new Image()
				image11.src="http://www.rakmarathon.org/sponsor_logos/sponsor_2.gif"
				var image12=new Image()
				image12.src="http://www.rakmarathon.org/sponsor_logos/sponsor_2.gif"
				var image13=new Image()
				image13.src="http://www.rakmarathon.org/sponsor_logos/sponsor_5.gif"
				var image14=new Image()
				image14.src="http://www.rakmarathon.org/sponsor_logos/sponsor_5.gif"
				var image15=new Image()
				image15.src="http://www.rakmarathon.org/sponsor_logos/sponsor_5.gif"
				var image16=new Image()
				image16.src="http://www.rakmarathon.org/sponsor_logos/sponsor_6.gif"
				var image17=new Image()
				image17.src="http://www.rakmarathon.org/sponsor_logos/sponsor_6.gif"
				var image18=new Image()
				image18.src="http://www.rakmarathon.org/sponsor_logos/sponsor_6.gif"
				var image19=new Image()
				image19.src="http://www.rakmarathon.org/sponsor_logos/sponsor_7.gif"
				var image20=new Image()
				image20.src="http://www.rakmarathon.org/sponsor_logos/sponsor_7.gif"
				var image21=new Image()
				image21.src="http://www.rakmarathon.org/sponsor_logos/sponsor_7.gif"
				var image22=new Image()
				image22.src="http://www.rakmarathon.org/sponsor_logos/sponsor_8.gif"
				var image23=new Image()
				image23.src="http://www.rakmarathon.org/sponsor_logos/sponsor_8.gif"
				var image24=new Image()
				image24.src="http://www.rakmarathon.org/sponsor_logos/sponsor_8.gif"
				//-->

		function slidelink(){
		
				if
				(whichimage==1)
			window.open('http://www.saucony.com')
				else if
				(whichimage==2)
			window.open('http://www.saucony.com')
				else if
				(whichimage==3)
			window.open('http://www.saucony.com')
				else if
				(whichimage==4)
			window.open('http://www.rotana.com')
				else if
				(whichimage==5)
			window.open('http://www.rotana.com')
				else if
				(whichimage==6)
			window.open('http://www.rotana.com')
				else if
				(whichimage==7)
			window.open('http://www.mensfitness.com')
				else if
				(whichimage==8)
			window.open('http://www.mensfitness.com')
				else if
				(whichimage==9)
			window.open('http://www.mensfitness.com')
				else if
				(whichimage==10)
			window.open('http://www.championchipuae.com')
				else if
				(whichimage==11)
			window.open('http://www.championchipuae.com')
				else if
				(whichimage==12)
			window.open('http://www.championchipuae.com')
				else if
				(whichimage==13)
			window.open('http://www.alainwater.com')
				else if
				(whichimage==14)
			window.open('http://www.alainwater.com')
				else if
				(whichimage==15)
			window.open('http://www.alainwater.com')
				else if
				(whichimage==16)
			window.open('http://www.capri-sun.co.uk')
				else if
				(whichimage==17)
			window.open('http://www.capri-sun.co.uk')
				else if
				(whichimage==18)
			window.open('http://www.capri-sun.co.uk')
				else if
				(whichimage==19)
			window.open('http://www.thenational.ae')
				else if
				(whichimage==20)
			window.open('http://www.thenational.ae')
				else if
				(whichimage==21)
			window.open('http://www.thenational.ae')
				else if
				(whichimage==22)
			window.open('http://www.rakhospital.com')
				else if
				(whichimage==23)
			window.open('http://www.rakhospital.com')
				else if
				(whichimage==24)
			window.open('http://www.rakhospital.com')
			}

function countdownRegTime() {

var end = new Date('December 18, 2009 23:59:00');
function toSt2(n) {
s = '';
if (n < 10) s += '0';
return (s + n).toString();
}
function toSt3(n) {
s = '';
if (n < 10) s += '00';
else if (n < 100) s += '0';
return (s + n).toString();
}

d = new Date();
count = Math.floor(end.getTime() - d.getTime());
if(count > 0) {
miliseconds = toSt3(count%1000); count = Math.floor(count/1000);
seconds = toSt2(count%60); count = Math.floor(count/60);
minutes = toSt2(count%60); count = Math.floor(count/60);
hours = toSt2(count%24); count = Math.floor(count/24);
days = count;
document.getElementById('c1').innerHTML = days;
document.getElementById('c2').innerHTML = hours;
document.getElementById('c3').innerHTML = minutes;
document.getElementById('c4').innerHTML = seconds;

setTimeout('countdownRegTime()', 100);
}
}


function initialCap(mystring) {
    var sp = mystring.value.split(' ');
    var wl=0;
    var f ,r;
    var word = new Array();
    for (i = 0 ; i < sp.length ; i ++ ) {
    f = sp[i].substring(0,1).toUpperCase();
    r = sp[i].substring(1);
    word[i] = f+r;
    }
    newstring = word.join(' ');
    mystring.value =  newstring;  
}


function numericVal(obj)   {
    var tam = obj.value.length;
    var numeric = false;
    for(var i=0;i<tam;i++)

        {
        caracter = obj.value.charCodeAt(i);

        if((caracter >= 40 && caracter <= 57) || caracter == 32)
        numeric = true;
        else
            {
            obj.value=obj.value.substring(0,tam-1);
            numericVal(obj);
        }
    }
}


function numericValNumbersOnly(obj)   {
    var tam = obj.value.length;
    var numeric = false;
    for(var i=0;i<tam;i++)

        {
        caracter = obj.value.charCodeAt(i);

        if(caracter >= 48 && caracter <= 57)
        numeric = true;
        else

            {
            obj.value=obj.value.substring(0,tam-1);
            numericVal(obj);
        }
    }
}