/**
 * The following function removes the following
 * 	 single quotes
 * 	 double quotes
 * 	 registered symbol
 */
function removeQuotesAndR(str) {

	str = str.replace(""", "");
	str = str.replace("'", "");
	str = str.replace(""", "");
	str = str.replace("®", "");

	return str;
}

/** 
 * Removes amp from encoded querystring
 * due to & separators between parameters
 * 
 */
function removeAmp(urlString) {
	
	return urlString.replace("amp;", "");
}
/**
* The following is a helper function for Coremetrics registration tagging
* DO NOT REMOVE
*/
function pfs_cmCreateRegistrationTag(customerEmail, customerCity, customerState, customerZIP, customerCountry, attributes){
      var emailRE = new RegExp("[a-zA-Z0-9._%-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\\.[a-zA-Z]{2,4}");
      var zip = null;
      
      if(emailRE.exec(customerEmail) != null){
            if(customerCountry == "US" || customerCountry == "USA" || customerCountry == "United States"){
                  if(customerZIP != null){
                        zip = customerZIP.substring(0,5);
                  }
            }
            else{
                  zip = customerZIP;
            }
            cmCreateRegistrationTag(customerEmail, customerEmail, customerCity, customerState, zip, customerCountry, attributes);
      }
}