function findPos(obj)
      {
      var curleft = curtop = 0;
      if (obj.offsetParent)
      {
      curleft = obj.offsetLeft
      curtop = obj.offsetTop
      while (obj = obj.offsetParent)
      {
      curleft += obj.offsetLeft
      curtop += obj.offsetTop
      }
      }
      return [curleft,curtop];
      }

      function getVersion()
      // Returns the version of Internet Explorer or a -1 if firefox or a -2 if safari
      // (indicating the use of another browser).
      {
      var rv = -1; // Return value assumes failure.



      if (navigator.appName == 'Microsoft Internet Explorer')
      {
      var ua = navigator.userAgent;
      var re  = new RegExp("MSIE ([0-9]{1,}[\.0-9]{0,})");
      if (re.exec(ua) != null)
      rv = parseFloat( RegExp.$1 );
      }
      if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Safari")!=-1)
      {
      rv = -2;
      }



      return rv;
      }



      var openMenuID = null;
      var timeOutIntervalID = null;
      var topMenuItem = null;
      var parentButton = null;
      var openSubMenuID = null;
      var subTimeOutIntervalID = null;


      function showSubMenu(menuNumber, stringPrefix, obj)
      {


      if (obj == null)
      {
      obj = topMenuItem;
      }
      if (parentButton != null)
      {
      if (parentButton.className != 'selected')
      {
      parentButton.className='';
      }
      }
      parentButton = obj;

      topMenuItem = obj;

      if (openMenuID != null)
      {
      var menu = document.getElementById(openMenuID);
      menu.style.display = 'none';
      }

      var xPos = findPos(obj)[0];
      var yPos = findPos(obj)[1];

      var ver = getVersion();
      //  var menuBar = document.getElementById('menu-items');

      if (stringPrefix == '')
      {
      topMenuOpen = true;
      document.getElementById(stringPrefix + 'sub_menu_' + menuNumber).style.left = (xPos)+ 'px';
      if (ver == -2)
      {
      document.getElementById(stringPrefix + 'sub_menu_' + menuNumber).style.top = (yPos + 25) + 'px';
      }
      else
      {
      document.getElementById(stringPrefix + 'sub_menu_' + menuNumber).style.top = (yPos + 23) + 'px';
      }
      document.getElementById(stringPrefix + 'sub_menu_' + menuNumber).style.minWidth = obj.offsetWidth + 'px';


      if ((ver > 6) || (ver < 0))
      {
      document.getElementById(stringPrefix + 'sub_menu_' + menuNumber).style.minWidth = obj.offsetWidth + 'px';
      }
      }
      else
      {
      topMenuOpen = false;
      if ((ver < 7) && (ver > -1))
      {
      document.getElementById(stringPrefix + 'sub_menu_' + menuNumber).style.left = (xPos-237)+ 'px';
      }
      else
      {
      document.getElementById(stringPrefix + 'sub_menu_' + menuNumber).style.left = (xPos+230)+ 'px';
      }

   
      document.getElementById(stringPrefix + 'sub_menu_' + menuNumber).style.top = (yPos - 118) + 'px';
     
      document.getElementById(stringPrefix + 'sub_menu_' + menuNumber).style.width = 235 + 'px';

      }
      document.getElementById(stringPrefix + 'sub_menu_' + menuNumber).style.display = 'block';


      if (parentButton.className != 'selected')
      {
      parentButton.className='pressed';
      }

      clearTimeout(timeOutIntervalID);
      openMenuID = stringPrefix + 'sub_menu_' + menuNumber;
      }





      function hideSubMenu()
      {

      // and the parent menu, if one is still open
      if (openMenuID != null)
      {
      var menu = document.getElementById(openMenuID);
      menu.style.display = 'none';
      openMenuID = null;
      }
      if (openSubMenuID != null)
      {
      document.getElementById(openSubMenuID).style.display = 'none';
      openSubMenuID = null;
      }

      clearTimeout(timeOutIntervalID);
      clearTimeout(subTimeOutIntervalID);

      if(parentButton != null)
      {
      if (parentButton.className != 'selected')
      {
      parentButton.className='';
      }
      parentButton=null;
      }
      }




      function ChangeBackground(obj)
      {
      obj.className='over';
      }

      function ChangeBackgroundBack(obj)
      {
      obj.className='';
      }


 function positionMenu()
    {
    var ver = getInternetExplorerVersion();    
    if ((ver < 7) & (ver > -1))
    {        
    document.getElementById('left').style.left = '-237px';
    }    
    }
    
    function ShowNews()
      {
      var Links = document.getElementById('newsItems').getElementsByTagName('li');
      for (i=0; i < Links.length; i++)
      {
      Links[i].style.display = 'block';
      }
      document.getElementById('a_read_more').style.display = 'none';
   
      }