function stripe() {
	
	    // the flag we'll use to keep track of 
	    // whether the current row is odd or even
	    var even = false;
	    var did = "thecomments";
	    // if arguments are provided to specify the colours
	    // of the even & odd rows, then use the them;
	    // otherwise use the following defaults:
	    var evenColor = arguments[1] ? arguments[1] : "#fff";
	    var oddColor = arguments[2] ? arguments[2] : "#eee";
	 
	    // obtain a reference to the desired div
	    var comments = document.getElementById(did);
	    //alert(comments);
	    if (! comments) { return; }
	 	//alert('test');
	    // by definition, tables can have more than one tbody
	    // element, so we'll have to get the list of child
	    // <tbody>s 
	    var divs = comments.getElementsByTagName("div");
	    //alert(divs.length);
	    
	    // and iterate through them...
	    for (var h = 0; h < divs.length; h++) {
	    	//alert(divs[h].style.backgroundColor);
	
	        // avoid rows that have a class attribute
	        // or backgroundColor style
	        if (! divs[h].style.backgroundColor) {
	                divs[h].style.backgroundColor =
	                even ? evenColor : oddColor;
	        }
	        // flip from odd to even, or vice-versa
	        even =  ! even;
	      
	    }
	}	
	




var HOST = 'http://www.dmamusic.org/';

// Copyright (c) 1996-1997 Athenia Associates.
// http://www.webreference.com/js/
// License is granted if and only if this entire
// copyright notice is included. By Tomer Shiran.

function setCookie (name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {
    var curCookie = name + "=" + escape(value) + ((expires) ? "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() : "") + ((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") + ((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") + ((secure) ? "; secure" : "");
    document.cookie = curCookie;
}

function getCookie (name) {
    var prefix = name + '=';
    var c = document.cookie;
    var nullstring = '';
    var cookieStartIndex = c.indexOf(prefix);
    if (cookieStartIndex == -1)
        return nullstring;
    var cookieEndIndex = c.indexOf(";", cookieStartIndex + prefix.length);
    if (cookieEndIndex == -1)
        cookieEndIndex = c.length;
    return unescape(c.substring(cookieStartIndex + prefix.length, cookieEndIndex));
}

function deleteCookie (name, path, domain) {
    if (getCookie(name))
        document.cookie = name + "=" + ((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") + ((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") + "; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT";
}

function fixDate (date) {
    var base = new Date(0);
    var skew = base.getTime();
    if (skew > 0)
        date.setTime(date.getTime() - skew);
}

function rememberMe (f) {
    var now = new Date();
    fixDate(now);
    now.setTime(now.getTime() + 365 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
    setCookie('mtcmtauth', f.author.value, now, '', HOST, '');
    setCookie('mtcmtmail', f.email.value, now, '', HOST, '');
    setCookie('mtcmthome', f.url.value, now, '', HOST, '');
}

function forgetMe (f) {
    deleteCookie('mtcmtmail', '', HOST);
    deleteCookie('mtcmthome', '', HOST);
    deleteCookie('mtcmtauth', '', HOST);
    f.email.value = '';
    f.author.value = '';
    f.url.value = '';
}