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            id=3DlblTitle>Improvement's Torturous =
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            <P><SPAN>By Tom Slear</SPAN><SPAN><BR>Special Splash=20
            Correspondent</SPAN><SPAN><BR>Splash Magazine:May-June=20
            2005</SPAN></P>
            <P><SPAN>The unpredictable pattern of improvement among =
competitive=20
            swimmers is one of the sport=E2=80=99s most mystifying =
problems. The=20
            questions are many and the answers are few. </P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>The feeling among coaches is nearly =
universal. It=E2=80=99s=20
            an odd mix consisting of equal amounts hope and caution. =
They don=E2=80=99t=20
            know quite what to make of their prodigies, the 9-, 10-, or=20
            11-year-olds who seem to have it all =E2=80=93 feel for the =
water,=20
            competitive drive, and the talent to adapt and improve =
technique.=20
            </P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>They are almost too good to be true. Therein =
lies=20
            the hope. And very often, they are. That=E2=80=99s where the =
caution comes=20
            in.</P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>=E2=80=9CYou wonder how much longer they =
will be around,=E2=80=9D=20
            says John Collins, head coach of Badger Swim Club in =
Larchmont, N.Y.=20
            =E2=80=9CIf they are, will they be going anywhere nearly as =
fast (when=20
            compared to their peers)?=E2=80=9D</P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>It=E2=80=99s arguably the single most =
mystifying problem=20
            related to the development of swimmers. Why do some improve =
steadily=20
            and others plateau? Why isn=E2=80=99t the slope of an =
improvement curve=20
            predictable? Basic logic dictates that as swimmers get =
older, they=20
            should be bigger, stronger, better trained and therefore, =
faster.=20
            Improvement might not have a constant, positive slope =
=E2=80=93 nothing in=20
            sport is that assured =E2=80=93 but it should be steady over =
the long-term,=20
            with peaks of larger magnitudes than valleys.</P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>However, those familiar with swimming know =
this is=20
            simply not the case. Improvement=E2=80=99s path contains =
detours and even=20
            U-turns. Many brilliant young swimmers plateau, and then, =
says=20
            Collins, who has coached three swimmers from age groupers to =

            Olympians, the =E2=80=9Cwindow of opportunity closes. They =
are sure bets for=20
            the next year and the next year never comes. Kids expect to =
improve=20
            every year, and in many cases, that simply doesn=E2=80=99t =
happen.=E2=80=9D</P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>This unpredictability baffles coaches, =
infuriates=20
            parents and exasperates swimmers. It=E2=80=99s not a =
situation unique to=20
            swimming. All sports are littered with stories of hot shots =
whose=20
            competitive careers turn cold. Damon Bailey was labeled a =
can=E2=80=99t-miss=20
            basketball prospect as an eight grader by no less of a =
luminary than=20
            Bobby Knight, who was then the head coach at Indiana =
University.</P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>Bailey went on to lead his high school to =
the=20
            Indiana state championship before a frenzied crowd of =
41,000. He was=20
            the state=E2=80=99s Mr. Basketball and a consensus =
All-American. Then his=20
            stature began to slip. The best he did in college was make =
first=20
            team All-Big 10. He was picked 44th in the 1994 NBA draft =
and lasted=20
            only a year in the league. Even Bailey has admitted that his =
most=20
            enjoyable times as a basketball player were in high school. =
</P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>=E2=80=9CYou will find that across sports, =
there is not much=20
            correlation between those who have success when they are 10 =
and 11=20
            with those having success when they are 19 and 20,=E2=80=9D =
says Dr. Thomas=20
            Raedeke of the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at =
East=20
            Carolina University. =E2=80=9CIt could be for a lot of =
reasons, not the=20
            least of which is that when success comes early on and you =
are=20
            improving by leaps and bounds, you come to expect that. When =
it=20
            stops, and you are improving only fractionally, that can be =
very=20
            frustrating, especially when others you used to beat are =
improving=20
            more. It may cause you to question your commitment to the =
sport,=20
            which affects how hard you work and whether you continue to=20
            improve.=E2=80=9D<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN></P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>Swimming has the added dimension of =
simplicity. The=20
            sport=E2=80=99s only element is speed, which can be measured =
objectively.=20
            Unlike team sports, where individual improvement is =
calculated by an=20
            equation of multiple variables, any one of which is as =
subjective as=20
            the meaning of justice, a swimmer=E2=80=99s progression can =
be evaluated to=20
            the hundredth of a second. It is the sport=E2=80=99s major =
plus and its most=20
            glaring minus. A tight end in football can unfailingly =
cobble=20
            together a logical path to improvement. If he begins to show =
a=20
            tendency toward dropping passes, then he can point to his =
more=20
            developed blocking. If his blocking shows signs of =
regressing, he=20
            can claim that the opposition is stronger.</P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>The stopwatch prohibits swimmers from any =
such=20
            forgiving outtakes. You either did better or you =
didn=E2=80=99t. You=E2=80=99re=20
            either stepping forward or you aren=E2=80=99t. Childhood =
stars have the=20
            added burden of staying up with their peers. As one coach =
recalls=20
            hearing from a 14-year-old, =E2=80=9CThe people watching are =
laughing at me=20
            because I can=E2=80=99t even beat the records I set when I =
was 12.=E2=80=9D</P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>TOO FAST, TOO YOUNG</P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>Like Collins, Dr. Genadijus Sokolovas, USA=20
            Swimming=E2=80=99s director of physiology, talks of missed =
windows of=20
            opportunity. He sees peak performances as a 10- to =
12-year-old as a=20
            work in progress, beginning with preliminary preparation for =
those=20
            under the age of 10 and advancing through basic training =
(10-12),=20
            specialization (13-18, depending on gender and event), and =
peak=20
            performance somewhere around ages 18 to 20 (later for=20
sprinters).</P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>Patience is the key, according to Sokolovas. =
Rushing=20
            through any one of the stages =E2=80=93 or skipping one =
altogether =E2=80=93 might=20
            push swimmers ahead of their peers for a time, but it =
won=E2=80=99t lead to=20
            the ultimate goal of peak performances at full physical=20
            maturation.</P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>The stages Sokolovas speaks of begin with =
the=20
            development of fundamental skills, flexibility and general=20
            endurance, and progress gradually to higher volumes of =
training with=20
            increased intensity. The concept is for swimmers to hold off =
on the=20
            tougher workouts until they are best equipped to handle =
them,=20
            thereby inducing the highest training value and the most =
overall=20
            improvement. </P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>Very often, Sokolovas says, young swimmers =
who are=20
            ahead of their peer groups are pushed forward in the =
developmental=20
            cycle, with intensive, high-yardage training introduced too =
early.=20
            By the time they are most able physically to handle to the =
higher=20
            levels of training stress, they are on the downside of their =

            adaptation cycle. </P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN>=E2=80=9CIf they are fast =
when they are=20
            young with a minimum of workload, that=E2=80=99s one =
thing,=E2=80=9D says Sokolovas,=20
            =E2=80=9Cbut if it=E2=80=99s because they are 10 and doing =
7,000 yards a day, that=E2=80=99s=20
            something else. In that case, it=E2=80=99s not good to be =
too fast too=20
            young.=E2=80=9D</P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>In a study he authored, Sokolovas compared =
the=20
            swimmers in the best all-time, top-100 times for age groups =
from=20
            10-and-under through 17-18. Among the 17- and 18-year olds, =
only=20
            10.3 percent of the girls and 13.2 percent of the boys were =
listed=20
            in any event as 10-and-unders. When compared to the lists of =
11- and=20
            12-year-olds, the percentages were 20.3 for the girls and =
12.6 for=20
            the boys. Not until the 15/16 age group did the percentages =
become=20
            significant =E2=80=93 49.7 for the girls and 53.5 for the =
boys. As Sokolovas=20
            concluded, =E2=80=9CMost of the future elite swimmers swim =
slower than=20
            age-group champions, especially at ages until 15-16 =
years.=E2=80=9D</P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>=E2=80=9CSo many want to be successful right =
now,=E2=80=9D Sokolovas=20
            says. =E2=80=9CThey don=E2=80=99t want to wait. They =
don=E2=80=99t understand that if their=20
            bodies have already adapted at age 12 to a high volume of =
training=20
            and intensity, there is little room for them to go. How can =
they=20
            improve?=E2=80=9D</P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>The outlook for young speedsters is not =
quite as=20
            bleak as Sokolovas=E2=80=99 study might indicate. His =
baseline of all-time=20
            top-100 times came from the national compilation done every =
year of=20
            the top-16 times from each of the age groups. In essence, =
Sokolovas=20
            looked at the all-stars of all-stars.</P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>The top-16 rankings portray a significantly=20
            different picture. Of the 43 men and women on =
America=E2=80=99s 2004 Olympic=20
            team, 18 (42 percent) had a top-16 national ranking in =
either=20
            short-course yards or long-course meters as a 10-and-under. =
Among=20
            those were Michael Phelps and Aaron Peirsol, who set world =
records=20
            in Athens, and Jenny Thompson, who, at 31, competed in her =
fourth=20
            Olympic Games. Twenty-five of the 2004 Olympians =E2=80=93 =
58 percent =E2=80=93 had=20
            a top-16 ranking as 11- and 12-year-olds.</P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>Still, few within the swimming community =
question=20
            Sokolovas=E2=80=99 contention that too much too early can =
lead to too little=20
            later on. Susan (O=E2=80=99Brien) Williams swam at the 1980 =
Olympic Trials=20
            as a 14-year-old and did a 1:05 in the 100-meter backstroke. =
At the=20
            Olympic Trials eight years later she did a 1:03. Within that =
period,=20
            she endured three years without improving her time at =
all.</P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>=E2=80=9CI did too much when I was =
young,=E2=80=9D she concedes.=20
            =E2=80=9CFrom the time I was 12 until I was 14, I was doing =
nine practices a=20
            week. When I was 13, I did three practices a day over the =
Christmas=20
            holidays. Where could I go from there? It was not as if I =
could go=20
            from five practices a week to six or seven. I =
couldn=E2=80=99t do any=20
            more.=E2=80=9D</P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>=E2=80=9CSo what if you are great when you =
are swimming=20
            against other 10-year-olds?=E2=80=9D she adds. =E2=80=9CWho =
has the talent and=20
            desire has yet to be determined. It=E2=80=99s better to pace =
yourself. You=20
            want to be great when you are 16, 17 or 18.=E2=80=9D</P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>PEAKS AND VALLEYS</P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>Properly timing a swimmer=E2=80=99s training =
development can=20
            be tricky. The rules apply generally, but when it comes to=20
            specifics, former world record holder and club coach Sue =
Anderson=20
            found herself repeatedly asking, =E2=80=9CAm I doing the =
right thing for=20
            this kid?=E2=80=9D</P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>Anderson, the resource development =
specialist for=20
            USA Swimming, recalls two 12-year-old girls she coached at =
the=20
            Scarlet Aquatic Club in New Jersey during the 1990s. Both =
surpassed=20
            Junior National standards when they were 12. Anderson held =
one back=20
            from the senior group and didn=E2=80=99t send her to Junior =
Nationals the=20
            first year she qualified. Anderson pushed the other girl =
right=20
            along, both with training and competition. Neither developed =
fully=20
            as a senior swimmer.</P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>=E2=80=9CIt=E2=80=99s not a =
science,=E2=80=9D Anderson says. =E2=80=9CThe only=20
            science to it is that you can=E2=80=99t count your chickens =
when the=20
            swimmers are 10 and beating everyone else. It could be =
because they=20
            trained too much. It could be because they were physically =
more=20
            mature and after a few years, others in their age group will =
catch=20
            up. Or it could be because they have real talent for =
swimming and=20
            will continue to develop. You just never know.=E2=80=9D</P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>Raedeke agrees. Improvement is never a =
given, not in=20
            swimming or any other sport. Slumps are part of athletics. =
Their=20
            causes can be as hard to pin down as next month=E2=80=99s =
weather. Problems=20
            arise when mechanics or training routines are scrutinized =
too=20
            closely. Very often, neither is the major problem. =
Nevertheless,=20
            athletes, coaches and parents demand answers when all that =
is needed=20
            is patience.</P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>=E2=80=9CAs you get further into a =
sport,=E2=80=9D Raedeke says,=20
            =E2=80=9Cimprovements are harder and harder to come by. We =
all know this,=20
            but when you are the one affected, you want to change things =
even=20
            though the best course of action might be to wait it =
out.=E2=80=9D</P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>Pat Hogan knows a thing or two about waiting =
it out.=20
            In 1996, a swimmer he coached at the Mecklenburg Aquatic =
Club in=20
            North Carolina, Jilen Siroky, made the U.S. Olympic team in =
the 200m=20
            breaststroke as a 14-year-old. Though she continued to swim =
through=20
            college, she never got within three seconds of the time she =
did in=20
            the final of 1996 Olympic Trials. This is not uncommon for =
girls=20
            whose bodies change dramatically in their early teens. =
Siroky=E2=80=99s=20
            started to change immediately after the Olympics.</P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>=E2=80=9CShe wasn=E2=80=99t the same =
swimmer,=E2=80=9D recalls Hogan, USA=20
            Swimming=E2=80=99s managing director for club =
development.</P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>A change in stroke technique didn=E2=80=99t =
work, though=20
            emphasis on other strokes helped, allowing Siroky to =
experience once=20
            again the joy of improvement. However, she never achieved =
the level=20
            of accomplishment that she did in 1996.</P>
            <P></SPAN><SPAN>And yet, as Hogan says, =E2=80=9CI was as =
proud of her the=20
            years after the Olympics as I was when she made the =
Olympics. As=20
            hard as she worked going into 1996, it was no different in =
=E2=80=9997 and=20
            =E2=80=9998. She struggled, but that=E2=80=99s one of the =
great things about our=20
            sport. When you are not improving, you begin to question, =
=E2=80=98Why am I=20
            doing this?=E2=80=99 <SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN>You learn to =
struggle, and that=E2=80=99s=20
            good for kids. They learn a lot. You can=E2=80=99t enjoy the =
peaks unless=20
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A.SearchButton:active {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none
}
A.SearchButton:hover {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none
}
.CommandButton {
	PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 8pt
}
INPUT.CommandButton {
	FONT-SIZE: 8pt
}
A.CommandButton:link {
	FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #666666; TEXT-DECORATION: underline
}
A.CommandButton:visited {
	FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #666666; TEXT-DECORATION: underline
}
A.CommandButton:active {
	FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #666666; TEXT-DECORATION: underline
}
A.CommandButton:hover {
	FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000066; TEXT-DECORATION: none
}

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{
.LeftPane {
	BORDER-RIGHT: #e7e7e7 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white
}
.RightPane {
	BACKGROUND-COLOR: white
}

}

@media Print   =20
{
.LeftPane {
	DISPLAY: none
}
.RightPane {
	DISPLAY: none
}
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H1 {
	FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 20px; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: =
Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif
}
H2 {
	FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 20px; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: =
Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif
}
H3 {
	FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12px; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: =
Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif
}
H4 {
	FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12px; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: =
Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif
}
H5 {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: =
Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif
}
DT {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: =
Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif
}
H6 {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: =
Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif
}
TFOOT {
	FONT-SIZE: 12px; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Helvetica, =
sans-serif
}
THEAD {
	FONT-SIZE: 12px; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Helvetica, =
sans-serif
}
TH {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: =
#000000; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif
}
A:link {
	FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #666666; FONT-FAMILY: =
Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-DECORATION: underline
}
A:visited {
	FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #666666; TEXT-DECORATION: =
underline
}
A:active {
	FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #666666; TEXT-DECORATION: =
underline
}
A:hover {
	FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #000066; TEXT-DECORATION: =
underline
}
SMALL {
	FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #666666
}
SMALLBold {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #666666
}
SMALLRed {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #c51e3a
}
.SMALL {
	FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #666666
}
.SMALLBold {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #666666
}
.SMALLRed {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #c51e3a
}
.SMALLItalic {
	FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #666666; FONT-STYLE: italic
}
BIG {
	FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #666666
}
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	FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #666666
}
BLOCKQUOTE {
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PRE {
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}
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UL LI LI {
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}
UL LI LI LI {
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}
OL LI {
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}
OL OL LI {
	LIST-STYLE-TYPE: lower-alpha
}
OL OL OL LI {
	LIST-STYLE-TYPE: lower-roman
}
HR {
	COLOR: #666666; HEIGHT: 1pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left
}
.ArticleHead {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 15px; COLOR: #0066ff; FONT-FAMILY: =
Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif
}
.module {
	PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; PADDING-LEFT: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 10px; =
PADDING-TOP: 10px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000
}
.Error {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #000000
}
.LastModified {
	FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; COLOR: =
gray; LINE-HEIGHT: 30px; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif
}
DIV.edmenuback {
	BORDER-RIGHT: #929292 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #929292 1px solid; =
BORDER-LEFT: #929292 1px solid; WIDTH: 100%; BORDER-BOTTOM: #929292 0px =
solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cccccc
}
TD.edmenuStyle {
	PADDING-LEFT: 2px; WIDTH: 75px; PADDING-TOP: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: right
}
TD.edmenuEditor {
=09
}
TD.edmenuHTML {
	WIDTH: 35px; TEXT-ALIGN: right
}
.MessageTitle {
	FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: darkblue; FONT-FAMILY: =
Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif
}
.MessageAuthor {
	FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: darkgray; FONT-FAMILY: =
Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif
}
.MessageBody {
	FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: =
Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif
}
TR {
	FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Helvetica, =
sans-serif
}
TD {
	FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Helvetica, =
sans-serif
}
.SurveyQuestion {
	COLOR: darkred
}
.SurveyPanel {
	COLOR: silver; BACKGROUND-COLOR: silver
}
.SurveyOption {
	COLOR: black
}
.SurveyButton {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: darkred
}
TR.GridRow {
	BACKGROUND-COLOR: white
}
TR.AltGridRow {
	BACKGROUND-COLOR: #d8baba
}
TR.GridRowHeader {
	BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c51e3a
}
TD.GridRowHeader {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: white
}
TR.GridRowHeader A:link {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: white
}
TR.GridRowHeader A:visited {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: white
}
TR.GridRowHeader A:hover {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #e6e6e6
}
.GridRowSmall {
	FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: =
normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal
}
TR.GridRowSmall {
	BACKGROUND-COLOR: white
}
TR.GridRowSmall TD {
	BACKGROUND-COLOR: white
}
TR.AltGridRowSmall {
	BACKGROUND-COLOR: #d8baba
}
TR.GridRowHeaderSmall {
	BACKGROUND-COLOR: #c51e3a
}
TD.GridRowHeaderSmall {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: white
}
TR.GridRowHeaderSmall A:link {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: white
}
TR.GridRowHeaderSmall A:visited {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: white
}
TR.GridRowHeaderSmall A:hover {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #e6e6e6
}
TR.AltGridRowStore {
	BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f7e1ae
}
TR.GridHeader2 {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: white; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f30006
}
TR.GridRow2 {
	BACKGROUND-COLOR: white
}
TR.GridAltRow2 {
	COLOR: white; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #1e1c89
}
TR.GridRowGreen {
	BACKGROUND-COLOR: white
}
TR.AltGridRowGreen {
	BACKGROUND-COLOR: #caddc7
}
TR.GridRowHeaderGreen {
	BACKGROUND-COLOR: #689f5e
}
TD.GridRowHeaderGreen {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: white
}
TR.GridRowHeaderGreen A:link {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: white
}
TR.GridRowHeaderGreen A:visited {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: white
}
TR.GridRowHeaderGreen A:hover {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #e6e6e6
}
.GridRowGreenSmall {
	FONT-SIZE: 14pt
}
TR.GridRowGreenSmall {
	FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white
}
TR.GridRowGreenSmall TD {
	FONT-SIZE: 8pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white
}
TR.AltGridRowGreenSmall {
	BACKGROUND-COLOR: #caddc7
}
TR.GridRowHeaderGreenSmall {
	BACKGROUND-COLOR: #689f5e
}
TD.GridRowHeaderGreenSmall {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: white
}
TR.GridRowHeaderGreenSmall A:link {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: white
}
TR.GridRowHeaderGreenSmall A:visited {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: white
}
TR.GridRowHeaderGreenSmall A:hover {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #e6e6e6
}
.ErrNormalVisible {
	DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT: smallcaption; COLOR: #c51e3a
}
.ErrNormalHidden {
	DISPLAY: none; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT: smallcaption; COLOR: #c51e3a
}
.vlVidListDescription {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #666666; FONT-FAMILY: =
Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif
}
.vlVidListPrice {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #666666; FONT-FAMILY: =
Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif
}
.vlVidListTable {
=09
}
.vlVidListAdditionalText {
	FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #666666; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Helvetica, =
sans-serif
}
.vlPkgName {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #666666; FONT-FAMILY: =
Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif
}
.vlPkgPrice {
	FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #666666
}
.vlPkgValue {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #666666
}
.CRPBorderRight {
	BORDER-RIGHT: #999999 1px solid
}
.CRPMain {
	PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; =
PADDING-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #caddc7
}
.CRPSelectedTab {
	PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; PADDING-LEFT: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 10px; =
PADDING-TOP: 10px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #caddc7
}
.CRPSelectedTab A:link {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12px; COLOR: #000000; TEXT-DECORATION: =
none
}
.CRPSelectedTab A:active {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12px; COLOR: #000000; TEXT-DECORATION: =
none
}
.CRPSelectedTab A:visited {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12px; COLOR: #000000; TEXT-DECORATION: =
none
}
.CRPSelectedTab A:hover {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12px; COLOR: #000000; TEXT-DECORATION: =
none
}
.CPRSelectedTabRound {
	BACKGROUND-POSITION: left bottom; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: =
url(../../../images/BottomLeftWhiteRoundSm.gif); BACKGROUND-REPEAT: =
no-repeat; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #caddc7
}
.CRPNotSelectedTab {
	PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; BACKGROUND-POSITION: right 50%; PADDING-LEFT: =
10px; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: =
url(../../../images//BorderInsideTransp/RightMiddle.gif); =
PADDING-BOTTOM: 10px; PADDING-TOP: 10px; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-y; =
BACKGROUND-COLOR: #689f5e
}
.CRPNotSelectedTab A:link {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12px; COLOR: #ffffff; TEXT-DECORATION: =
none
}
.CRPNotSelectedTab A:active {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12px; COLOR: #ffffff; TEXT-DECORATION: =
none
}
.CRPNotSelectedTab A:visited {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12px; COLOR: #ffffff; TEXT-DECORATION: =
none
}
.CRPNotSelectedTab A:hover {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12px; COLOR: #ffffff; TEXT-DECORATION: =
none
}
.CRPNotSelectedTab A:hover {
	TEXT-DECORATION: underline
}
.CPRNotSelectedTabRound {
	BACKGROUND-POSITION: left bottom; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: =
url(../../../images/BottomLeftWhiteRoundSm.gif); BACKGROUND-REPEAT: =
no-repeat; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #689f5e
}
.CRPNavRightBorder {
	BACKGROUND-POSITION: right 50%; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: =
url(../../../images//BorderInsideTransp/RightMiddle.gif); =
BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-y
}

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Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Content-Location: http://www.usaswimming.org/USASWeb/UrchinFiles/__utm.js

//-- Urchin Tracking Module Version 4 (UTM 4) $Revision: 1.18 $
//-- Copyright 2004 Urchin Software Corporation, All Rights Reserved.

/*--------------------------------------------------
   UTM User Settings
--------------------------------------------------*/
var __utmfsc=3D1;										/*-- set client info flag (1=3Don|0=3Doff) =
--*/
var __utmdn=3D"auto";									/*-- (auto|none|domain) set the domain =
name for cookies --*/
var __utmhash=3D"on";									/*-- (on|off) unique domain hash for =
cookies --*/
var __utmgifpath=3D"/USASWeb/UrchinFiles/__utm.gif";  /*-- set the web =
path to the __utm.gif file --*/
var __utmtimeout=3D"1800";							/*-- set the inactive session timeout =
in seconds --*/

/*--------------------------------------------------
   UTM Campaign Tracking Settings
--------------------------------------------------*/
var __utmctm=3D1;                 /*-- set campaign tracking module =
(1=3Don|0=3Doff) --*/
var __utmcto=3D"15768000";        /*-- set the campaign timeout in =
seconds (6 month default) --*/

var __utmccn=3D"utm_campaign";    /*-- campaign name --*/
var __utmcmd=3D"utm_medium";      /*-- campaign medium =
(cpc|cpm|link|email|organic) --*/
var __utmcsr=3D"utm_source";      /*-- campaign source --*/
var __utmctr=3D"utm_term";        /*-- campaign term/keyword --*/
var __utmcct=3D"utm_content";     /*-- campaign content --*/
var __utmcid=3D"utm_id";          /*-- campaign id number --*/

var __utmcno=3D"utm_nooverride";  /*-- don't override campaign =
information--*/

/*--- Auto/Organic Sources and Keywords ---*/
var __utmOsr =3D new Array();
var __utmOkw =3D new Array();

__utmOsr[0]  =3D "google";     __utmOkw[0]  =3D "q";
__utmOsr[1]  =3D "yahoo";      __utmOkw[1]  =3D "p";
__utmOsr[2]  =3D "msn";        __utmOkw[2]  =3D "q";
__utmOsr[3]  =3D "aol";        __utmOkw[3]  =3D "query";
__utmOsr[4]  =3D "lycos";      __utmOkw[4]  =3D "query";
__utmOsr[5]  =3D "ask";        __utmOkw[5]  =3D "q";
__utmOsr[6]  =3D "altavista";  __utmOkw[6]  =3D "q";
__utmOsr[7]  =3D "search";     __utmOkw[7]  =3D "q";
__utmOsr[8]  =3D "netscape";   __utmOkw[8]  =3D "query";
__utmOsr[9]  =3D "earthlink";  __utmOkw[9]  =3D "q";
__utmOsr[10] =3D "cnn";        __utmOkw[10] =3D "query";
__utmOsr[11] =3D "looksmart";  __utmOkw[11] =3D "key";
__utmOsr[12] =3D "about";      __utmOkw[12] =3D "terms";
__utmOsr[13] =3D "excite";     __utmOkw[13] =3D "qkw";
__utmOsr[14] =3D "mamma";      __utmOkw[14] =3D "query";
__utmOsr[15] =3D "alltheweb";  __utmOkw[15] =3D "q";
__utmOsr[16] =3D "gigablast";  __utmOkw[16] =3D "q";
__utmOsr[17] =3D "voila";      __utmOkw[17] =3D "kw";
__utmOsr[18] =3D "virgilio";   __utmOkw[18] =3D "qs";
__utmOsr[19] =3D "teoma";      __utmOkw[19] =3D "q";

/*--- Auto/Organic Keywords to Ignore ---*/
var __utmOno =3D new Array();

//__utmOno[0] =3D "urchin";
//__utmOno[1] =3D "urchin.com";
//__utmOno[2] =3D "www.urchin.com";

/*--- Referral domains to Ignore ---*/
var __utmRno =3D new Array();

//__utmRno[0] =3D ".urchin.com";

/*--------------------------------------------------
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--------------------------------------------------*/
var __utmf,__utmdh,__utmd,__utmdom=3D"",__utmu,__utmjv=3D"-",__utmfns, =
__utmns=3D0,__utmr=3D"-";
var __utmcfno=3D0;

if (!__utmf) {
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   /*-- get useful information --*/
   __utmdh =3D __utmSetDomain();
   __utma  =3D document.cookie.indexOf("__utma=3D"+__utmdh);
   __utmb  =3D document.cookie.indexOf("__utmb=3D"+__utmdh);
   __utmc  =3D document.cookie.indexOf("__utmc=3D"+__utmdh);
   __utmu  =3D Math.round(Math.random() * 2147483647);
   __utmd  =3D new Date();
   __utmst =3D Math.round(__utmd.getTime()/1000);

   if (__utmdn && __utmdn !=3D "") { __utmdom =3D " =
domain=3D"+__utmdn+";"; }
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      __utmexp =3D new Date(__utmd.getTime()+(__utmtimeout*1000));
      __utmexp =3D " expires=3D"+__utmexp.toGMTString()+";";
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   /*-- grab cookies from the commandline --*/
   __utms =3D document.location.search;
   if (__utms && __utms !=3D "" && __utms.indexOf("__utma=3D") >=3D 0) {
      __utma =3D __utmGetCookie(__utms,"__utma=3D","&");
      __utmb =3D __utmGetCookie(__utms,"__utmb=3D","&");
      __utmc =3D __utmGetCookie(__utms,"__utmc=3D","&");
      if (__utma !=3D "-" && __utmb !=3D "-" && __utmc !=3D "-") __utmlf =
=3D 1;
      else if (__utma !=3D "-")                              __utmlf =3D =
2;
   }

   /*-- based on the logic set cookies --*/
   if (__utmlf =3D=3D 1) {=20
      document.cookie=3D"__utma=3D"+__utma+"; path=3D/; expires=3DSun, =
18 Jan 2038 00:00:00 GMT;";
      document.cookie=3D"__utmb=3D"+__utmb+"; path=3D/;"+__utmexp;
      document.cookie=3D"__utmc=3D"+__utmc+"; path=3D/;";
   } else if (__utmlf =3D=3D 2) {=20
      __utma =3D __utmFixA(__utms,"&",__utmst);=20
      document.cookie=3D"__utma=3D"+__utma+"; path=3D/; expires=3DSun, =
18 Jan 2038 00:00:00 GMT;";
      document.cookie=3D"__utmb=3D"+__utmdh+"; path=3D/;"+__utmexp;
      document.cookie=3D"__utmc=3D"+__utmdh+"; path=3D/;"
      __utmfns=3D1;
   } else if (__utma >=3D 0 && __utmb >=3D 0 && __utmc >=3D 0) {=20
      document.cookie=3D"__utmb=3D"+__utmdh+"; =
path=3D/;"+__utmexp+__utmdom;
   } else if (__utma >=3D0) {=20
      __utma =3D __utmFixA(document.cookie,";",__utmst);=20
      document.cookie=3D"__utma=3D"+__utma+"; path=3D/; expires=3DSun, =
18 Jan 2038 00:00:00 GMT;"+__utmdom;
      document.cookie=3D"__utmb=3D"+__utmdh+"; =
path=3D/;"+__utmexp+__utmdom;
      document.cookie=3D"__utmc=3D"+__utmdh+"; path=3D/;"+__utmdom;
      __utmfns=3D1;
   } else if (__utma < 0 && __utmb < 0 && __utmc < 0) {=20
      __utma =3D __utmCheckUTMI(__utmd);=20
      if (__utma =3D=3D "-")  __utma =3D =
__utmdh+"."+__utmu+"."+__utmst+"."+__utmst+"."+__utmst+".1";=20
      else                __utma =3D __utmdh+"."+__utma;
      document.cookie=3D"__utma=3D"+__utma+"; path=3D/; expires=3DSun, =
18 Jan 2038 00:00:00 GMT;"+__utmdom;
      document.cookie=3D"__utmb=3D"+__utmdh+"; =
path=3D/;"+__utmexp+__utmdom;
      document.cookie=3D"__utmc=3D"+__utmdh+"; path=3D/;"+__utmdom;
      __utmfns=3D1;
   } else {
      __utma =3D =
__utmdh+"."+__utmu+"."+__utmst+"."+__utmst+"."+__utmst+".1";
      document.cookie=3D"__utma=3D"+__utma+"; path=3D/; expires=3DSun, =
18 Jan 2038 00:00:00 GMT;"+__utmdom;
      document.cookie=3D"__utmb=3D"+__utmdh+"; =
path=3D/;"+__utmexp+__utmdom;
      document.cookie=3D"__utmc=3D"+__utmdh+"; path=3D/;"+__utmdom;
      __utmfns=3D1;
   }
   __utmSetInfo();
   __utmf =3D 1;
}

function __utmSetInfo() {
   var __utmp;
   var __utmi =3D new Image(1,1);
   var __utmsrc =3D __utmgifpath+"?";
   var loc =3D document.location;
   __utmr =3D document.referrer;
   if (!__utmr || __utmr =3D=3D "") { __utmr =3D "-"; }=20
   else {=20
      __utmp =3D __utmr.indexOf(document.domain);=20
      if ((__utmp >=3D 0) && (__utmp <=3D 8)) { __utmr =3D "0"; }
      if (__utmr.indexOf("[") =3D=3D 0 && __utmr.lastIndexOf("]") =3D=3D =
(__utmr.length-1)) { __utmr =3D "-"; }
   }
   __utmsrc +=3D "utmn=3D"+__utmu;
   if (__utmfsc && __utmfns) {__utmsrc +=3D __utmGetClientInfo(); }
   if (__utmctm)             {__utmsrc +=3D __utmSetCampaignInfo(); }
   __utmsrc +=3D "&utmr=3D"+__utmr+"&utmp=3D"+loc.pathname+loc.search;
   __utmi.src =3D __utmsrc;
   __utmi.onload  =3D function() { __utmVoid(); }
   return 0;
}
function __utmVoid() { return; }

function __utmSetCampaignInfo() {
    var __utmcc =3D "";
    var __utmtmp =3D "-";
    var __utmtmp2 =3D "-";
    var __utmnoover =3D 0;
    var __utmcsc =3D 0;
    var __utmcnc =3D 0;
    var __utmi   =3D 0;
    if (!__utmcto || __utmcto =3D=3D "") { __utmcto =3D "15768000"; }
    var __utmcx =3D new Date(__utmd.getTime()+(__utmcto*1000));
    __utmcx =3D " expires=3D"+__utmcx.toGMTString()+";";

    var __utmx =3D document.location.search;
    var __utmz =3D __utmGetCookie(__utmx,"__utmz=3D","&");
    if (__utmz !=3D "-") {
      document.cookie=3D"__utmz=3D"+__utmz+"; =
path=3D/;"+__utmcx+__utmdom;
      return "";
    }

    __utmz =3D document.cookie.indexOf("__utmz=3D"+__utmdh);
    if (__utmz > -1) {
       __utmz =3D __utmGetCookie(document.cookie,"__utmz=3D",";");
    } else { __utmz =3D "-"; }

    /*--- check for campaign id or campaign source ---*/
    __utmtmp  =3D __utmGetCookie(__utmx,__utmcid+"=3D","&");
    __utmtmp2 =3D __utmGetCookie(__utmx,__utmcsr+"=3D","&");

    if ((__utmtmp !=3D "-" && __utmtmp !=3D "") || (__utmtmp2 !=3D "-" =
&& __utmtmp2 !=3D "")) {=20
       if (__utmtmp !=3D "-" && __utmtmp !=3D "") {
          __utmcc +=3D "utmcid=3D"+__utmtmp;
          if (__utmtmp2 !=3D "-" && __utmtmp2 !=3D "") __utmcc +=3D =
"|utmcsr=3D"+__utmtmp2;
       } else {
          if (__utmtmp2 !=3D "-" && __utmtmp2 !=3D "") __utmcc +=3D =
"utmcsr=3D"+__utmtmp2;
       }
       __utmtmp =3D __utmGetCookie(__utmx,__utmccn+"=3D","&");=20
       if (__utmtmp !=3D "-" && __utmtmp !=3D "") __utmcc +=3D =
"|utmccn=3D"+__utmtmp;=20
       else                                   __utmcc +=3D =
"|utmccn=3D(not set)";
       __utmtmp =3D __utmGetCookie(__utmx,__utmcmd+"=3D","&");=20
       if (__utmtmp !=3D "-" && __utmtmp !=3D "") __utmcc +=3D =
"|utmcmd=3D"+__utmtmp;
       else                                   __utmcc +=3D =
"|utmcmd=3D(not set)";
       __utmtmp =3D __utmGetCookie(__utmx,__utmctr+"=3D","&");=20
       if (__utmtmp !=3D "-" && __utmtmp !=3D "") {=20
          __utmcc +=3D "|utmctr=3D"+__utmtmp;
       } else {=20
          __utmtmp =3D __utmGetOrganic(1);
          if (__utmtmp !=3D "-" && __utmtmp !=3D "")  __utmcc +=3D =
"|utmctr=3D"+__utmtmp;=20
       }
       __utmtmp =3D __utmGetCookie(__utmx,__utmcct+"=3D","&");=20
       if (__utmtmp !=3D "-" && __utmtmp !=3D "") __utmcc +=3D =
"|utmcct=3D"+__utmtmp;
       __utmtmp =3D __utmGetCookie(__utmx,__utmcno+"=3D","&");=20
       if (__utmtmp =3D=3D "1") __utmnoover =3D 1;

       /*--- if previous campaign is set and no override is set return =
---*/
       if (__utmz !=3D "-" && __utmnoover =3D=3D 1) return "";
    }

    /*--- check for organic ---*/
    if (__utmcc =3D=3D "-" || __utmcc =3D=3D "") {
       __utmcc =3D __utmGetOrganic();=20

       /*--- if previous campaign is set and organic no override term is =
found return ---*/
       if (__utmz !=3D "-" && __utmcfno =3D=3D 1)  return "";
    }

    /*--- check for referral ---*/
    if (__utmcc =3D=3D "-" || __utmcc =3D=3D "") {
       if (__utmfns =3D=3D 1)  __utmcc =3D __utmGetReferral();=20

       /*--- if previous campaign is set and referral no override term =
is found return ---*/
       if (__utmz !=3D "-" && __utmcfno =3D=3D 1)  return "";
    }

    /*--- set default if z is not yet set ---*/
    if (__utmcc =3D=3D "-" || __utmcc =3D=3D "") {
       if (__utmz =3D=3D "-" && __utmfns =3D=3D 1) {
          __utmcc =3D =
"utmccn=3D(direct)|utmcsr=3D(direct)|utmcmd=3D(none)";
       }
       if (__utmcc =3D=3D "-" || __utmcc =3D=3D "") return "";
    }

    /*--- check if campaign is already set and if it's the same ---*/
    if (__utmz !=3D "-") {=20
       __utmi =3D  __utmz.indexOf(".");
       if (__utmi > -1) __utmi =3D  __utmz.indexOf(".",__utmi+1);
       if (__utmi > -1) __utmi =3D  __utmz.indexOf(".",__utmi+1);
       if (__utmi > -1) __utmi =3D  __utmz.indexOf(".",__utmi+1);

       __utmtmp =3D __utmz.substring(__utmi + 1,__utmz.length);
       if (__utmtmp.toLowerCase() =3D=3D __utmcc.toLowerCase()) __utmcsc =
=3D 1;=20

       __utmtmp =3D __utmz.substring(0,__utmi);
       if ((__utmi =3D  __utmtmp.lastIndexOf(".")) > -1) {
          __utmtmp =3D __utmtmp.substring(__utmi+1,__utmtmp.length);
          __utmcnc =3D (__utmtmp*1);
       }
    }

    /*--- set the cookie ---*/
    if (__utmcsc =3D=3D 0 || __utmfns =3D=3D 1) {
       __utmtmp =3D __utmGetCookie(document.cookie,"__utma=3D",";");
       if ((__utmi=3D__utmtmp.lastIndexOf(".")) > 9) {
          __utmns =3D __utmtmp.substring(__utmi+1,__utmtmp.length);
          __utmns =3D (__utmns*1);
       }
       __utmcnc++;
       if (__utmns =3D=3D 0) __utmns =3D 1;
       =
document.cookie=3D"__utmz=3D"+__utmdh+"."+__utmst+"."+__utmns+"."+__utmcn=
c+"."+__utmcc+"; path=3D/; "+__utmcx+__utmdom;
    }

    /*--- set the new campaign flag  ---*/
    if (__utmcsc =3D=3D 0 || __utmfns =3D=3D 1) return "&utmcn=3D1";
    else                                return "&utmcr=3D1";
}

function __utmGetReferral() {
   if (__utmr =3D=3D "0" || __utmr =3D=3D "" || __utmr =3D=3D "-") =
return "";=20
   var __utmi=3D0;
   var __utmhn;
   var __utmkt;

   /*-- get the hostname of the referral --*/
   if ( (__utmi =3D __utmr.indexOf("://")) < 0) return "";
   __utmhn =3D __utmr.substring(__utmi+3,__utmr.length);
   if (__utmhn.indexOf("/") > -1) {
      __utmkt =3D =
__utmhn.substring(__utmhn.indexOf("/"),__utmhn.length);
      if (__utmkt.indexOf("?") > -1) {
         __utmkt =3D __utmkt.substring(0,__utmkt.indexOf("?"));
      }
      __utmhn =3D __utmhn.substring(0,__utmhn.indexOf("/"));
   }
   __utmhn =3D __utmhn.toLowerCase();
   for (var ii=3D0;ii<__utmRno.length;ii++) {
      if (( __utmi=3D__utmhn.indexOf(__utmRno[ii].toLowerCase())) > -1 =
&& __utmhn.length =3D=3D (__utmi+__utmRno[ii].length)) { __utmcfno =3D =
1; break; }
   }

   if (__utmhn.indexOf("www.") =3D=3D 0) {
      __utmhn =3D __utmhn.substring(4,__utmhn.length);
   }

   return =
"utmccn=3D(referral)|utmcsr=3D"+__utmhn+"|"+"utmcct=3D"+__utmkt+"|utmcmd=3D=
referral";

}

function __utmGetOrganic(termonly) {
   if (__utmr =3D=3D "0" || __utmr =3D=3D "" || __utmr =3D=3D "-") =
return "";=20
   var __utmi=3D0;
   var __utmhn;
   var __utmkt;

   /*-- get the hostname of the referral --*/
   if ( (__utmi =3D __utmr.indexOf("://")) < 0) return "";
   __utmhn =3D __utmr.substring(__utmi+3,__utmr.length);
   if (__utmhn.indexOf("/") > -1) {
      __utmhn =3D __utmhn.substring(0,__utmhn.indexOf("/"));
   }

   for (var ii=3D0;ii<__utmOsr.length;ii++) {
      if (__utmhn.indexOf(__utmOsr[ii]) > -1) {
         if ( (__utmi =3D __utmr.indexOf("?"+__utmOkw[ii]+"=3D")) > -1 =
||=20
              (__utmi =3D __utmr.indexOf("&"+__utmOkw[ii]+"=3D")) > -1) =
{
            __utmkt =3D =
__utmr.substring(__utmi+__utmOkw[ii].length+2,__utmr.length);
            if ( (__utmi =3D __utmkt.indexOf("&")) > -1) {
               __utmkt =3D __utmkt.substring(0,__utmi);
            }

            for (var yy=3D0;yy<__utmOno.length;yy++) {
               if (__utmOno[yy].toLowerCase() =3D=3D =
__utmkt.toLowerCase()) { __utmcfno =3D 1; break; }
            }

            if (termonly) {
               return __utmkt;
            } else {
               return =
"utmccn=3D(organic)|utmcsr=3D"+__utmOsr[ii]+"|"+"utmctr=3D"+__utmkt+"|utm=
cmd=3Dorganic";
            }
         }
      }
   }

   return "";
}

function __utmGetClientInfo() {
   var =
__utmtmp=3D"-",__utmsr=3D"-",__utmsa=3D"-",__utmsc=3D"-",__utmbs=3D"-",__=
utmul=3D"-";
   var __utmje=3D1,__utmce=3D1,__utmtz=3D0;
   if (self.screen) {=20
      __utmsr =3D screen.width+"x"+screen.height;
      __utmsa =3D screen.availWidth+"x"+screen.availHeight;
      __utmsc =3D screen.colorDepth+"-bit";
   } else if (self.java) {
      var __utmjk =3D java.awt.Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit();
      var __utmjksize =3D __utmjk.getScreenSize();      =20
      __utmsr =3D __utmjksize.width+"x"+__utmjksize.height;
   }=20
   if( typeof( window.innerWidth ) =3D=3D 'number' ) {
      __utmbs =3D window.innerWidth+"x"+window.innerHeight;
   } else {=20
     if (document.documentElement &&=20
       (document.documentElement.offsetHeight || =
document.documentElement.offsetWidth ) ) {
        __utmbs =3D =
document.documentElement.offsetWidth+"x"+document.documentElement.offsetH=
eight;
     } else if (document.body && (document.body.offsetWidth || =
document.body.offsetHeight) ) {
        __utmbs =3D =
document.body.offsetWidth+"x"+document.body.offsetHeight;
     }=20
   }
   for (var i=3D5;i>=3D0;i--) {
      var __utmtmp =3D "<script =
language=3D'JavaScript1."+i+"'>__utmjv=3D'1."+i+"';</script>";=20
      document.write(__utmtmp);
      if (__utmjv !=3D "-") break;
   }
   if (navigator.language) { __utmul =3D =
navigator.language.toLowerCase(); }
   else if (navigator.browserLanguage) { __utmul =3D =
navigator.browserLanguage.toLowerCase(); }
   __utmje =3D navigator.javaEnabled()?1:0;
   if (document.cookie.indexOf("__utmb=3D") < 0) { __utmce =3D "0"; }
   if (document.cookie.indexOf("__utmc=3D") < 0) { __utmce =3D "0"; }
   __utmtz =3D __utmd.getTimezoneOffset();
   __utmtz =3D __utmTZConvert(__utmtz);
   __utmtmp =3D"";
   __utmtmp +=3D =
"&utmsr=3D"+__utmsr+"&utmsa=3D"+__utmsa+"&utmsc=3D"+__utmsc+"&utmbs=3D"+_=
_utmbs;
   __utmtmp +=3D =
"&utmul=3D"+__utmul+"&utmje=3D"+__utmje+"&utmce=3D"+__utmce+"&utmtz=3D"+_=
_utmtz+"&utmjv=3D"+__utmjv;
   return __utmtmp;
}
function __utmLinker(__utmlink) {
   var =
__utmlp,__utmi,__utmi2,__utmta=3D"-",__utmtb=3D"-",__utmtc=3D"-",__utmtz=3D=
"-";

   if (__utmlink && __utmlink !=3D "") {=20
      if (document.cookie) {
         __utmta =3D =
__utmGetCookie(document.cookie,"__utma=3D"+__utmdh,";");
         __utmtb =3D =
__utmGetCookie(document.cookie,"__utmb=3D"+__utmdh,";");
         __utmtc =3D =
__utmGetCookie(document.cookie,"__utmc=3D"+__utmdh,";");
         __utmtz =3D =
__utmGetCookie(document.cookie,"__utmz=3D"+__utmdh,";");
         __utmlp =3D =
"__utma=3D"+__utmta+"&__utmb=3D"+__utmtb+"&__utmc=3D"+__utmtc+"&__utmz=3D=
"+__utmtz;
      }
      if (__utmlp) {
         if (__utmlink.indexOf("?") <=3D -1) { document.location =3D =
__utmlink+"?"+__utmlp; }
         else { document.location =3D __utmlink+"&"+__utmlp; }
      } else { document.location =3D __utmlink; }
   }
}
function __utmGetCookie(__utmclist,__utmcname,__utmcsep) {
   if (!__utmclist || __utmclist =3D=3D "") return "-";
   if (!__utmcname || __utmcname =3D=3D "") return "-";
   if (!__utmcsep  || __utmcsep  =3D=3D "") return "-";
   var __utmi, __utmi2, __utmi3, __utmtc=3D"-";

   __utmi =3D __utmclist.indexOf(__utmcname);
   __utmi3 =3D __utmcname.indexOf("=3D")+1;
   if (__utmi > -1) {=20
      __utmi2 =3D __utmclist.indexOf(__utmcsep,__utmi); if (__utmi2 < 0) =
{ __utmi2 =3D __utmclist.length; }
      __utmtc =3D __utmclist.substring((__utmi+__utmi3),__utmi2);=20
   }
   return __utmtc;
}
function __utmSetDomain() {
   if (!__utmdn || __utmdn =3D=3D "" || __utmdn =3D=3D "none") { __utmdn =
=3D ""; return 1; }
   if (__utmdn =3D=3D "auto") {
      var __utmdomain =3D document.domain;
      if (__utmdomain.substring(0,4) =3D=3D "www.") {
         __utmdomain =3D __utmdomain.substring(4,__utmdomain.length);
      }
      __utmdn =3D __utmdomain;
   }
   if (__utmhash =3D=3D "off") return 1;
   return __utmHash(__utmdn);
}
function __utmHash(__utmd) {
   if (!__utmd || __utmd =3D=3D "") return 1;
   var __utmhash=3D0, __utmg=3D0;
   for (var i=3D__utmd.length-1;i>=3D0;i--) {
      var __utmc =3D parseInt(__utmd.charCodeAt(i));=20
      __utmhash =3D ((__utmhash << 6) & 0xfffffff) + __utmc + (__utmc << =
14);
      if ((__utmg =3D __utmhash & 0xfe00000) !=3D 0) __utmhash =3D =
(__utmhash ^ (__utmg >> 21));
   }
   return __utmhash;
}
function __utmFixA(__utmcs,__utmsp, __utmst) {
   if (!__utmcs || __utmcs =3D=3D "") return "-";
   if (!__utmsp || __utmsp =3D=3D "") return "-";
   if (!__utmst || __utmst =3D=3D "") return "-";
   var __utmt =3D __utmGetCookie(__utmcs,"__utma=3D",__utmsp);
   var __utmlt=3D0;
   var __utmi=3D0;

   if ((__utmi=3D__utmt.lastIndexOf(".")) > 9) {
      __utmns =3D __utmt.substring(__utmi+1,__utmt.length);
      __utmns =3D (__utmns*1)+1;
      __utmt =3D __utmt.substring(0,(__utmi));

      if ((__utmi =3D __utmt.lastIndexOf(".")) > 7) {
         __utmlt =3D __utmt.substring(__utmi+1,__utmt.length);
         __utmt =3D __utmt.substring(0,(__utmi));
      }

      if ((__utmi =3D __utmt.lastIndexOf(".")) > 5) {
         __utmt =3D __utmt.substring(0,(__utmi));
      }
      __utmt +=3D "."+__utmlt+"."+__utmst+"."+__utmns;
   }
   return __utmt;
}

function __utmCheckUTMI(__utmd) {
   var __utm1A =3D new Array();
   var =
__utmlst=3D0,__utmpst=3D0,__utmlvt=3D0,__utmlu=3D0,__utmi=3D0,__utmpi=3D0=
;
   var __utmap =3D "-";
   var __utmld =3D "";
   var __utmt2;
   var __utmt =3D document.cookie;

   while((__utmi =3D __utmt.indexOf("__utm1=3D")) >=3D 0) {
      __utm1A[__utm1A.length] =3D =
__utmGetCookie(__utmt,"__utm1=3D",";");
      __utmt =3D __utmt.substring(__utmi+7,__utmt.length);
   }
   if (__utm1A.length) {
      var __utmcts =3D Math.round(__utmd.getTime()/1000);
      var __utmlex =3D " expires=3D"+__utmd.toGMTString()+";";
      __utmt =3D document.cookie;=20
      if ((__utmi =3D __utmt.lastIndexOf("__utm3=3D")) >=3D 0) {
         __utmlst =3D __utmt.substring(__utmi,__utmt.length);
         __utmlst =3D __utmGetCookie(__utmlst,"__utm3=3D",";");
      }
      if ((__utmi =3D __utmt.lastIndexOf("__utm2=3D")) >=3D 0) {
         __utmpst =3D __utmt.substring(__utmi,__utmt.length);
         __utmpst =3D __utmGetCookie(__utmpst,"__utm2=3D",";");
      }
      for (var i=3D0;i<__utm1A.length;i++) {
         __utmt =3D __utm1A[i];
         if ((__utmi =3D __utmt.lastIndexOf(".")) >=3D 0) {
            __utmt2 =3D (__utmt.substring(0,__utmi))*1;
            __utmt  =3D (__utmt.substring(__utmi+1,__utmt.length))*1;
            if (__utmlvt =3D=3D 0 || __utmt < __utmlvt) {=20
               __utmlvt =3D __utmt;
               __utmlu  =3D __utmt2;
            }
         }
      }
      if (__utmlvt && __utmlst) {=20
         if (!__utmpst ||  __utmpst > __utmlst) __utmpst =3D __utmlst;
         __utmap =3D =
__utmlu+"."+__utmlvt+"."+__utmpst+"."+__utmlst+".2";=20
      } else if (__utmlvt) {=20
         if (!__utmpst || __utmpst > __utmcts) __utmpst =3D __utmcts;
         __utmap =3D =
__utmlu+"."+__utmlvt+"."+__utmpst+"."+__utmcts+".2";
      }
      __utmld =3D __utmt =3D document.domain;
      __utmi=3D__utmpi=3D0;
      while((__utmi =3D __utmt.indexOf(".",__utmpi+1)) >=3D 0) {
         if (__utmpi>0) __utmld =3D =
__utmt.substring(__utmpi+1,__utmt.length);
         __utmld =3D " domain=3D"+__utmld+";";=20
         document.cookie=3D"__utm1=3D1; path=3D/;"+__utmlex+__utmld;
         document.cookie=3D"__utm2=3D1; path=3D/;"+__utmlex+__utmld;
         document.cookie=3D"__utm3=3D1; path=3D/;"+__utmlex+__utmld;
         __utmpi=3D__utmi;
      }
      document.cookie=3D"__utm1=3D1; path=3D/;"+__utmlex;
      document.cookie=3D"__utm2=3D1; path=3D/;"+__utmlex;
      document.cookie=3D"__utm3=3D1; path=3D/;"+__utmlex;
   }
   return __utmap;
}

function __utmTZConvert(__utmmz) {
   var __utmhr=3D0,__utmmn=3D0,__utmsg=3D'+';
   if (__utmmz && __utmmz !=3D "") {
      if (__utmmz <=3D 0) {__utmsg=3D'+'; __utmmz*=3D-1; }
      else {__utmsg=3D'-'; __utmmz*=3D1; }
      __utmhr =3D Math.floor((__utmmz/60));=20
      __utmmn =3D Math.floor((__utmmz%60));=20
   }
   if (__utmhr < 10) __utmhr =3D "0"+__utmhr;
   if (__utmmn < 10) __utmmn =3D "0"+__utmmn;
   return __utmsg+__utmhr+__utmmn;
}

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