function submitSearchForm() {
    var searchTerm = "ctl00_TopBanner_searchbox1_SearchText";
    if (validateSearchForm(searchTerm)) {
        window.location = window.root + 'Search-Results.aspx?q=' + document.getElementById(searchTerm).value;
    }
    return false;
}
function validateSearchForm(searchTerm) {
    var valid = true;
    if (document.getElementById(searchTerm).value == "Search" ||
    document.getElementById(searchTerm).value.length == 0) {
        window.alert("Please enter a search text.");
        valid = false;
    }
    else {
        var iChars = "!@#$%^&*()+=-[]\\\';,./{}|\":<>?";
        for (var i = 0; i < document.getElementById(searchTerm).value.length; i++) {
            if (iChars.indexOf(document.getElementById(searchTerm).value.charAt(i)) != -1) {
                window.alert("Your search text has special characters. \nThese are not allowed.\nPlease remove them and try again.");
                valid = false;
                break;
            }
        }
    }
    return valid;
}

function addToFavorites( title ){
    url = window.location.href;  
    if (window.sidebar) 
        window.sidebar.addPanel(title, url.toString(),"");	
    else if( window.external ) 
        window.external.AddFavorite( url, title);	
    else if(window.opera && window.print)
        return true; 
}