function SwapBGColor(item, color) {
        item.style.backgroundColor = color;
    }
	
function openMap(theURL,winName,features) { //v2.0
  window.open(theURL,winName,features);
}

function imgOn (imgName) {
	if ( document.images ) {
		document[imgName].src = eval(imgName + "on.src");
		window.status = "";
	}
}

function imgOff (imgName) {
	if ( document.images ) {
		document[imgName].src = eval(imgName + "off.src");
	}
}	

//FUNCTIONS FOR DROP DOWN MENU

var ver = parseInt(navigator.appVersion);
var ns5 = ((navigator.appName.indexOf("Netscape") != -1) && (ver >= 5));
var ns4 = ((navigator.appName.indexOf("Netscape") != -1) && (ver >= 4));
var ie3 = ((navigator.appName.indexOf("Microsoft") != -1) && (ver < 4));
var ie4 = ((navigator.appName.indexOf("Microsoft") != -1) && (ver >= 4));


if ((navigator.appName.indexOf("Microsoft") != -1) && (!document.images))
{
	ie3 = true;
}


var startMenu

var ticker

function loader()
{
	startMenu = "1";
	if ((navigator.appName.indexOf("Microsoft") != -1) && (ver >= 4))
	{
		ticker = document.all("tickerDiv");
	} else if ((navigator.appName.indexOf("Netscape") != -1) && (ver >= 5))
	{
		ticker = document.getElementById("tickerDiv");
		
	}
		
	if (ticker != null)
	{
		tickerTimer = setTimeout("tick()", 1000);
	}
	else 
	{
		setTimeout("loader()", 5000);
	}

}

var isNS5 = (navigator.appName == "Netscape" && parseInt(navigator.appVersion) >= 5);
var isNS = (navigator.appName == "Netscape" && parseInt(navigator.appVersion) >= 4);
var isNS408 = (navigator.appName == "Netscape" && parseFloat(navigator.appVersion) <= 4.08);



function resizer() {
		if (isNS) {
				if (isNS408) {
				// do nothing
				} else {
				location.reload(true);
				}
		}
}


var toHide = "hide2";

function showList(channel) {
			if(ns5){
				
				hideList(toHide);
				
				document.getElementById(channel).style.visibility='visible';
				
				toHide = channel;
			} else if (!ns5){ 
				if (document.readyState == 'complete') {
				
												hideList(toHide);
				
												eval("document.all." + channel + ".style.visibility='visible'");
				
												toHide = channel;
												}        
			
		}               
}

function hideList(toHide) {
				if(isNS5){
				
				document.getElementById(toHide).style.visibility='hidden';
	
				} else  if (!isNS5){  
					if (document.readyState == 'complete') {
					
					eval("document.all." + toHide + ".style.visibility='hidden'");
				}
        }
}

function showNetList(object) {
        if (isNS) {
			if (startMenu == '1') {
				object.visibility = 'visible';
			}
        }     
}

function hideNetList(object) {
        if (isNS) {
			if (startMenu == '1') {
		        object.visibility = 'hidden';
			}
        }
}