//startList = function() {
//	if (document.all&&document.getElementById) {
//		navRoot = document.getElementById("navul");
//		for (i=0; i<navRoot.childNodes.length; i++) {
//			node = navRoot.childNodes[i];
//			if (node.nodeName=="LI") {
//				node.onmouseover=function() {
//					this.className+=" over";
//				}
//				node.onmouseout=function() {
//					this.className=this.className.replace(" over", "");
//				}
//			}
//		}
//	}
//}

function externalLinks() { 
 if (!document.getElementsByTagName) return; 
	 var anchors = document.getElementsByTagName("a"); 
	 for (var i=0; i<anchors.length; i++) { 
	   var anchor = anchors[i];
	   if (anchor.getAttribute("href") && anchor.getAttribute("rel") == "external") 
		   anchor.target = "_blank";
	} 
}

 // this function is needed to work around 
 // a bug in IE related to element attributes
 function hasClass(obj) {
    var result = false;
    if (obj.getAttributeNode("class") != null) {
        result = obj.getAttributeNode("class").value;
    }
    return result;
 }   

//window.onload = startList;externalLinks;

function stripe(id) {

   // the flag we'll use to keep track of 
   // whether the current row is odd or even
   var even = false;
 
   // if arguments are provided to specify the colours
   // of the even & odd rows, then use the them;
   // otherwise use the following defaults:
   var evenColor = arguments[1] ? arguments[1] : "#fff";
   var oddColor = arguments[2] ? arguments[2] : "#eee";
 
   // obtain a reference to the desired table
   // if no such table exists, abort
   var table = document.getElementById(id);
   if (! table) { return; }
   
   // by definition, tables can have more than one tbody
   // element, so we'll have to get the list of child
   // &lt;tbody&gt;s 
   var tbodies = table.getElementsByTagName("tbody");

   // and iterate through them...
   for (var h = 0; h < tbodies.length; h++) {
   
    // find all the &lt;tr&gt; elements... 
     var trs = tbodies[h].getElementsByTagName("tr");
     
     // ... and iterate through them
     for (var i = 0; i < trs.length; i++) {

       // avoid rows that have a class attribute
       // or backgroundColor style
       if (! hasClass(trs[i]) &&
           ! trs[i].style.backgroundColor) {
		  
         // get all the cells in this row...
         var tds = trs[i].getElementsByTagName("td");
       
         // and iterate through them...
         for (var j = 0; j < tds.length; j++) {
       
           var mytd = tds[j];

           // avoid cells that have a class attribute
           // or backgroundColor style
           if (! hasClass(mytd) &&
               ! mytd.style.backgroundColor) {
       
             mytd.style.backgroundColor =
               even ? evenColor : oddColor;
           
           }
         }
       }
       // flip from odd to even, or vice-versa
       even =  ! even;
     }
   }
 }

// -------------------------------------------------------------------
// Ajax XML Ticker (txt file source)
// Author: Dynamic Drive (http://www.dynamicdrive.com)
// -------------------------------------------------------------------

////////////No need to edit beyond here//////////////

function createAjaxObj(){
var httprequest=false
if (window.XMLHttpRequest){ // if Mozilla, Safari etc
httprequest=new XMLHttpRequest()
if (httprequest.overrideMimeType)
httprequest.overrideMimeType('text/xml')
}
else if (window.ActiveXObject){ // if IE
try {
httprequest=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
} 
catch (e){
try{
httprequest=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
}
catch (e){}
}
}
return httprequest
}

// -------------------------------------------------------------------
// Main Ajax Ticker Object function
// ajax_ticker(xmlfile, divId, divClass, delay, optionalfadeornot)
// -------------------------------------------------------------------

function ajax_ticker(xmlfile, divId, divClass, delay, fadeornot){
this.xmlfile=xmlfile //Variable pointing to the local ticker xml file (txt)
this.tickerid=divId //ID of ticker div to display information
this.delay=delay //Delay between msg change, in miliseconds.
this.mouseoverBol=0 //Boolean to indicate whether mouse is currently over ticker (and pause it if it is)
this.pointer=0
this.opacitystring=(typeof fadeornot!="undefined")? "width: 100%; filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.alpha(opacity=100); -moz-opacity: 1" : ""
if (this.opacitystring!="") this.delay+=500 //add 1/2 sec to account for fade effect, if enabled
this.opacitysetting=0.2 //Opacity value when reset. Internal use.
this.messages=[] //Arrays to hold each message of ticker
this.ajaxobj=createAjaxObj()
document.write('<div id="'+divId+'" class="'+divClass+'"><div style="'+this.opacitystring+'">Initializing ticker...</div></div>')
this.getXMLfile()
}

// -------------------------------------------------------------------
// getXMLfile()- Use Ajax to fetch xml file (txt)
// -------------------------------------------------------------------

ajax_ticker.prototype.getXMLfile=function(){
if (this.ajaxobj){
var instanceOfTicker=this
var url=this.xmlfile+"?bustcache="+new Date().getTime()
this.ajaxobj.onreadystatechange=function(){instanceOfTicker.initialize()}
this.ajaxobj.open('GET', url, true)
this.ajaxobj.send(null)
}
}

// -------------------------------------------------------------------
// initialize()- Initialize ticker method.
// -Gets contents of xml file and parse it using JavaScript DOM methods 
// -------------------------------------------------------------------

ajax_ticker.prototype.initialize=function(){ 
if (this.ajaxobj.readyState == 4){ //if request of file completed
if (this.ajaxobj.status==200 || window.location.href.indexOf("http")==-1){ //if request was successful
this.contentdiv=document.getElementById(this.tickerid).firstChild //div of inner content that holds the messages
var xmldata=this.ajaxobj.responseText
this.contentdiv.style.display="none"
this.contentdiv.innerHTML=xmldata
if (this.contentdiv.getElementsByTagName("div").length==0){ //if no messages were found
this.contentdiv.innerHTML="<b>Error</b> fetching remote ticker file!"
return
}
var instanceOfTicker=this
document.getElementById(this.tickerid).onmouseover=function(){instanceOfTicker.mouseoverBol=1}
document.getElementById(this.tickerid).onmouseout=function(){instanceOfTicker.mouseoverBol=0}
if (window.attachEvent) //Clean up loose references in IE
window.attachEvent("onunload", function(){instanceOfTicker.contentdiv=instanceOfTicker.ajaxobj=null})
//Cycle through XML object and store each message inside array
for (var i=0; i<this.contentdiv.getElementsByTagName("div").length; i++){
if (this.contentdiv.getElementsByTagName("div")[i].className=="message")
this.messages[this.messages.length]=this.contentdiv.getElementsByTagName("div")[i].innerHTML
}
this.contentdiv.innerHTML=""
this.contentdiv.style.display="block"
this.rotatemsg()
}
}
}

// -------------------------------------------------------------------
// rotatemsg()- Rotate through ticker messages and displays them
// -------------------------------------------------------------------

ajax_ticker.prototype.rotatemsg=function(){
var instanceOfTicker=this
if (this.mouseoverBol==1) //if mouse is currently over ticker, do nothing (pause it)
setTimeout(function(){instanceOfTicker.rotatemsg()}, 100)
else{ //else, construct item, show and rotate it!
this.fadetransition("reset") //FADE EFFECT- RESET OPACITY
this.contentdiv.innerHTML=this.messages[this.pointer]
this.fadetimer1=setInterval(function(){instanceOfTicker.fadetransition('up', 'fadetimer1')}, 100) //FADE EFFECT- PLAY IT
this.pointer=(this.pointer<this.messages.length-1)? this.pointer+1 : 0
setTimeout(function(){instanceOfTicker.rotatemsg()}, this.delay) //update container periodically
}
}

// -------------------------------------------------------------------
// fadetransition()- cross browser fade method for IE5.5+ and Mozilla/Firefox
// -------------------------------------------------------------------

ajax_ticker.prototype.fadetransition=function(fadetype, timerid){
var contentdiv=this.contentdiv
if (fadetype=="reset")
this.opacitysetting=0.2
if (contentdiv.filters && contentdiv.filters[0]){
if (typeof contentdiv.filters[0].opacity=="number") //IE6+
contentdiv.filters[0].opacity=this.opacitysetting*100
else //IE 5.5
contentdiv.style.filter="alpha(opacity="+this.opacitysetting*100+")"
}
else if (typeof contentdiv.style.MozOpacity!="undefined" && this.opacitystring!=""){
contentdiv.style.MozOpacity=this.opacitysetting
}
else
this.opacitysetting=1
if (fadetype=="up")
this.opacitysetting+=0.1
if (fadetype=="up" && this.opacitysetting>=1)
clearInterval(this[timerid])
}