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//	EVENT INTERPRETERS
//========================================================================================


function grabEvent(evt){
	
	//determine whether we are working with IE or other event system
	
	if (!evt){
		evt = window.event;
	}
	return evt;
}

function getEventTargetForNav(evt){
	
	//we need to get the target of the event once again (sigh) a different syntax for IE
	
	var target;
	
	if (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE") == -1){
		target = evt.target;
	} else if (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE") != -1){
		target = evt.srcElement;
	}
	return target;
}