var sColor = "rgb(21,68,106)";
	var sColor2 = "FFFF99";
	var sGrad2 = "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradientWipe(duration=, gradientsize=0.2,WipeStyle=0)progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient( GradientType=0, startColorstr='#b4bac6', endColorstr='#dad7ae');";
	var sGrad1 = "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradientWipe(duration=, gradientsize=0.2,WipeStyle=0)progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient( GradientType=0, startColorstr='#b4bac6', endColorstr='#dad7ae');";

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// function highlights top and footer menus
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function highlight(bool, obj, element){

    if(bool){
    
        obj.style.color = element;
    
    }else{
    
        obj.style.color = element;
    
    }

}

function menuRollover(obj, sColor, sGrad, bool){

		obj.style.filter = sGrad;
		
		if(bool){
			obj.filters[0].Apply();
		}	
		
		obj.style.color = sColor;
		
		if(bool){
			obj.filters[0].Play();			
		}
			
	}