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//I'm going to break the rule here and leave this functionality out of the objectification of all javascript.
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NS4 = (document.layers) ? true : false;
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Mac = (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("Mac") != -1);
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Opera = (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Opera")!=-1);
Konqueror = (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Konqueror")!=-1);
IsMenu = !Opera && !Konqueror && !IE4M && (DOM || NS4 || IE4);
BrowserString = NS4 ? "NS4" : DOM ? "DOM" : "IE4";
//This code was previously in nsdd623_70.js. I figured this is the perfect place to let this code live on.
var ddnav = navigator.userAgent;
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//Netscape 6.2.x and Netscape 7.0 have problems loading goatlas
//information in the main frame, so I am going to set the document.domain
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//potential security flaws.
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document.domain = "grolier.com";
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function setWordLookup(event) { // is this a new version of gecko or safari? if (window.getSelection) { var str = window.getSelection(); // is this an older version of gecko? } else if (document.getSelection) { var str = document.getSelection(); // is this ie? } else if (document.selection && document.selection.createRange) { var range = document.selection.createRange(); var str = range.text; } else { return; } // cast the text object to a string str = str.toString(); // did the user select anything? if (str.length > 0) { // Escape the string so we can match the Spanish characters easier. str = escape(str); /* //Array of character entities to replace. var pattern = new Array("%E1", "%E9", "%ED", "%F1", "%F3", "%FA", "%FC", "%C1", "%C9", "%CD", "%D1", "%D3", "%DA", "%DC"); // Array of replacement characters. var replace = new Array("a", "e", "i", "i", "n", "o", "u", "u", "A", "E", "I", "N", "0", "U", "U"); // Loop through and replace all Spanish characters. for (var i = 0; i < pattern.length; i++) { str = str.replace(pattern[i], replace[i]); } // Get the first word of the selection. var re = new RegExp('^\\s?\\w+', "g"); str = re.exec(str); */ // Set the cookie. theCookie.SetCookie("wordlookup", str, null , "/", myDomain); } if (document.layers) { document.routeEvent(event); } } if (window.Event) { document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEUP); } document.onmouseup = setWordLookup;  var Feature = "";if(window.event + "" == "undefined") event = null;function HM_f_PopUp(){return false};function HM_f_PopDown(){return false};popUp = HM_f_PopUp;popDown = HM_f_PopDown;  ProfilesThis section of the American Presidency includes articles from four Grolier encyclopedias, suited to different reading levels.Presidents | Vice Presidents | First Ladies | CandidatesPresidents:1. George Washington    2. John Adams3. Thomas Jefferson4. James Madison5. James Monroe6. John Quincy Adams7. Andrew Jackson8. Martin Van Buren9. William Henry Harrison10. John Tyler11. James K. Polk12. Zachary Taylor13. Millard Fillmore14. Franklin Pierce15. James Buchanan16. Abraham Lincoln17. Andrew Johnson18. Ulysses S. Grant19. Rutherford B. Hayes20. James A. Garfield21. Chester A. Arthur22, 24. Grover Cleveland23. Benjamin Harrison25. William McKinley26. Theodore Roosevelt27. William Howard Taft28. Woodrow Wilson29. Warren G. Harding30. Calvin Coolidge31. Herbert C. Hoover32. Franklin D. Roosevelt33. Harry S. Truman34. Dwight D. Eisenhower35. John F. Kennedy36. Lyndon B. Johnson37. Richard M. Nixon38. Gerald R. Ford39. James E. Carter, Jr.40. Ronald W. Reagan41. George H. W. Bush42. William J. Clinton43. George W. BushPresidents | Vice Presidents | First Ladies | CandidatesVice Presidents:Adams, JohnAgnew, Spiro T.Arthur, Chester A.Barkley, AlbenBreckinridge, John CabellBurr, AaronBush, George H. W.Calhoun, John C.Cheney, RichardClinton, GeorgeColfax, SchuylerCoolidge, CalvinCurtis, CharlesDallas, George MifflinDawes, Charles G.Fairbanks, Charles WarrenFillmore, MillardFord, Gerald R.Garner, John NanceGerry, ElbridgeGore, AlHamlin, HannibalHendricks, Thomas A.Hobart, Garret A.Humphrey, Hubert H.Jefferson, ThomasJohnson, AndrewJohnson, Lyndon B.Johnson, Richard M.King, William Rufus de VaneMarshall, Thomas R.Mondale, WalterMorton, Levi P.Nixon, Richard M.Quayle, DanRockefeller, Nelson A.Roosevelt, TheodoreSherman, James SchoolcraftStevenson, Adlai EwingTompkins, Daniel D.Truman, Harry S.Tyler, JohnVan Buren, MartinWallace, Henry A.Wheeler, William AlmonWilson, HenryPresidents | Vice Presidents | First Ladies | CandidatesFirst Ladies:Adams, AbigailBush, BarbaraBush, LauraCarter, RosalynnClinton, Hillary RodhamCoolidge, GraceEisenhower, MamieFord, BettyHayes, LucyHoover, Lou HenryJohnson, Lady BirdLincoln, Mary ToddMadison, DolleyNixon, PatriciaOnassis, Jacqueline KennedyReagan, NancyRoosevelt, EleanorTruman, Elizabeth (Bess)Washington, MarthaWilson, EdithPresidents | Vice Presidents | First Ladies | CandidatesCandidates:(2004) Braun, Carol Moseley(2004) Clark, Wesley(2004) Dean, Howard(2004) Edwards, John(2004) Gephardt, Richard(2004) Kerry, John(2004) Lieberman, Joseph I.Anderson, John BayardBlaine, James GillespieBradley, BillBryan, William JenningsBuchanan, PatCass, LewisClay, HenryDavis, John W.Debs, Eugene V.Dewey, Thomas E.Dole, Robert J.Douglas, Stephen A.Dukakis, MichaelFerraro, GeraldineFrémont, John C.Goldwater, Barry M.Greeley, HoraceHughes, Charles EvansKemp, JackLa Follette, Robert M.Landon, AlfMcCain, JohnMcClellan, George B.McGovern, George S.Nader, RalphPerot, H. RossSmith, Alfred E.Stassen, HaroldStevenson, AdlaiThomas, NormanThurmond, StromTilden, Samuel J.Wallace, GeorgeWillkie, Wendell L.Top of Page   Profiles | The Presidency and Electoral Politics | Facts | Media | Links | Quizzes HOME | HELP | ABOUT Copyright © 2007 Scholastic Library Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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