/**
  *		_get_countries
  *		Gets and caches the list of active countries. If you know the list of active countries
  *		has changed during this request, first use EEM_Country::reset() to flush the cache
  * 		@access		public
  *		@return 		array
  */
 public function get_all_active_countries()
 {
     if (!self::$_active_countries) {
         self::$_active_countries = $this->get_all(array(array('CNT_active' => TRUE), 'order_by' => array('CNT_name' => 'ASC'), 'limit' => array(0, 99999)));
     }
     return self::$_active_countries;
 }