
// remove the current options from the country select
   var len=cSelect.options.length;
   while (cSelect.options.length > 0) {
      cSelect.remove(0);
   }
   var newOption;
   // create new options
   for (var i=0; i<cList.length; i++) {
      
      // add the new option
      try {
         cSelect.add(newOption);  // this will fail in DOM browsers but is needed for IE
      }
      catch (e) {
         cSelect.appendChild(newOption);
      }
      
       try {
         cSelect.add(newOption);  // this will fail in DOM browsers but is needed for IE
      }
      catch (e) {
         cSelect.appendChild(newOption);
      }
      
      
