// JavaScript Document
function makeempty(obj) {
	obj.value = '';
	}
function makerestore(obj,thevalue) {
	if(obj.value=="") obj.value = thevalue;
	}
function showhideInfo(id) {
	id1 = id+"a";
	//id2 = id+"b";
	//id3 = id+"c";
	if(document.getElementById) {
		temp1 = document.getElementById(id1).style.display;
		//temp2 = document.getElementById(id2).style.display;
		//temp3 = document.getElementById(id3).style.display;
		if(temp1=='none'|!temp1) {
			document.getElementById(id1).style.display='block';
		//	document.getElementById(id2).style.display='block';
		//	document.getElementById(id3).style.display='block';
		} else {
			document.getElementById(id1).style.display='none';
		//	document.getElementById(id2).style.display='none';
		//	document.getElementById(id3).style.display='none';
		}
		}
	}
	
function start_slideshow(start_frame, delay) {
		slides = $('homenewsbox').select('[class="homenews"]');
		end_frame = slides.length;
		if(start_frame == end_frame) { 
			Effect.Fade('newsitem1'); 
			setTimeout("Effect.Appear('newsitem1');", 2050);
		} else {
			setTimeout(switch_slides(start_frame,start_frame,end_frame, delay), delay);
		}
}
      
function start_slideshow_old(start_frame, end_frame, delay) {
        setTimeout(switch_slides(start_frame,start_frame,end_frame, delay), delay);
}
      
function switch_slides(frame, start_frame, end_frame, delay) {
        return (function() {
                Effect.Fade('newsitem' + frame);
                if (frame == end_frame) { frame = start_frame; } else { frame = frame + 1; }
                setTimeout("Effect.Appear('newsitem" + frame + "');", 850);
                setTimeout(switch_slides(frame, start_frame, end_frame, delay), delay + 850);
        })
}