contract Utils {
    /**
        constructor
    */
    function Utils() {
    }

    // verifies that an amount is greater than zero
    modifier greaterThanZero(uint256 _amount) {
        require(_amount > 0);
        _;
    }

    // validates an address - currently only checks that it isn't null
    modifier validAddress(address _address) {
        require(_address != 0x0);
        _;
    }

    // verifies that the address is different than this contract address
    modifier notThis(address _address) {
        require(_address != address(this));
        _;
    }

    // Overflow protected math functions

    /**
        @dev returns the sum of _x and _y, asserts if the calculation overflows

        @param _x   value 1
        @param _y   value 2

        @return sum
    */
    function safeAdd(uint256 _x, uint256 _y) internal returns (uint256) {
        uint256 z = _x + _y;
        assert(z >= _x);
        return z;
    }

    /**
        @dev returns the difference of _x minus _y, asserts if the subtraction results in a negative number

        @param _x   minuend
        @param _y   subtrahend

        @return difference
    */
    function safeSub(uint256 _x, uint256 _y) internal returns (uint256) {
        assert(_x >= _y);
        return _x - _y;
    }

    /**
        @dev returns the product of multiplying _x by _y, asserts if the calculation overflows

        @param _x   factor 1
        @param _y   factor 2

        @return product
    */
    function safeMul(uint256 _x, uint256 _y) internal returns (uint256) {
        uint256 z = _x * _y;
        assert(_x == 0 || z / _x == _y);
        return z;
    }
}
/*
 Utilities & Common Modifiers
 */
function safeSub(uint256 _x, uint256 _y) internal returns (uint256) {
        assert(_x >= _y);
        return _x - _y;
    }
/**
 @dev returns the difference of _x minus _y, asserts if the subtraction results in a negative number
 
 @param _x   minuend
 @param _y   subtrahend
 
 @return difference
 */