function exists(elm,v){
  var found = "0";
  $(elm).each(function(){
              if (this.value == v){
                found = "1";
                return false;
              }else{
                return;
              }
            });
  return found;
}


function getTimezoneName() {
	tmSummer = new Date(Date.UTC(2005, 6, 30, 0, 0, 0, 0));
	so = -1 * tmSummer.getTimezoneOffset();
	tmWinter = new Date(Date.UTC(2005, 12, 30, 0, 0, 0, 0));
	wo = -1 * tmWinter.getTimezoneOffset();

	if (-540 == so && -540 == wo) return 'Pacific/Gambier';
	if (-480 == so && -540 == wo) return 'US/Alaska';
	if (-480 == so && -480 == wo) return 'Pacific/Pitcairn';
	if (-420 == so && -480 == wo) return 'US/Pacific';
	if (-420 == so && -420 == wo) return 'US/Arizona';
	if (-360 == so && -420 == wo) return 'US/Mountain';
	if (-360 == so && -360 == wo) return 'America/Guatemala';
	if (-360 == so && -300 == wo) return 'Pacific/Easter';
	if (-300 == so && -360 == wo) return 'US/Central';
	if (-240 == so && -300 == wo) return 'US/Eastern';
	if (-240 == so && -240 == wo) return 'America/Caracas';
	if (-240 == so && -180 == wo) return 'America/Santiago';
	if (-180 == so && -240 == wo) return 'Canada/Atlantic';
	if (-60 == so && -60 == wo) return 'Atlantic/Cape_Verde';
	if (0 == so && -60 == wo) return 'Atlantic/Azores';
}

function getSalutation(g){
    var gender = g;
    if (gender == "female"){
        return "Mrs.";
    }else  if (gender == "male"){
        return "Mr.";
    }
}