function show_help(){
//$("#flashBanner").hide('fast');	
document.getElementById("flashBanner").style.display = "none";
document.getElementById("flashStill").style.display = "block";
$("#panel").slideDown('fast');
}
function hide_help(){
//$("#flashBanner").show('fast');
document.getElementById("flashStill").style.display = "none";
document.getElementById("flashBanner").style.display = "block";
$("#panel").slideUp('fast');
}

function show_poll(){
$("#poll").slideDown('fast');
$("#pollNavClose").slideDown('fast');

$("#pollNav").slideUp('fast');

}
function hide_poll(){
$("#pollNav").slideDown('fast');
$("#poll").slideUp('fast');
$("#pollNavClose").slideUp('fast');
}

//function sportsBarCookie(c_name,value,expiredays){
//var exdate=new Date();
//exdate.setDate(exdate.getDate()+expiredays);
//document.cookie=c_name+ "=" +escape(value)+((expiredays==null) ? "" : "; expires="+exdate.toGMTString());
//}


function show_Sports(){	
//sportsBarCookie('SportsBar',"SportsBarIsBeingShown",365);
// set cookie
//alert("set Coookie - display bar")
document.getElementById("SportsBar").style.display = "block";
document.getElementById("HideSportsBarNavLink").style.display = "block";
document.getElementById("ShowSportsBarNavLink").style.display = "none";
}

function hide_Sports(){
//sportsBarCookie('SportsBar',"SportsBarIsBeingHidden",365);
// remove cookie
//alert("removed Coookie - hide bar");
document.getElementById("SportsBar").style.display = "none";
document.getElementById("ShowSportsBarNavLink").style.display = "block";
document.getElementById("HideSportsBarNavLink").style.display = "none";
}


function show_Weather(){
document.getElementById("WeatherBar").style.display = "block";
document.getElementById("HideWeatherBarNavLink").style.display = "block";
document.getElementById("ShowWeatherBarNavLink").style.display = "none";
}
function hide_Weather(){
document.getElementById("WeatherBar").style.display = "none";
document.getElementById("ShowWeatherBarNavLink").style.display = "block";
document.getElementById("HideWeatherBarNavLink").style.display = "none";
}




function show_help2(){
//$("#flashBanner").hide('fast');	
$("#panel").slideDown('fast');
}
function hide_help2(){
//$("#flashBanner").show('fast');
$("#panel").slideUp('fast');
}





function show_help3(){
$("#panel3").slideDown('fast');
}
function hide_help3(){

$("#panel3").slideUp('fast');
}


function show_help4(){
//$("#flashBanner").hide('fast');
$("#panel3").slideDown('fast');
document.getElementById("flashBanner").style.display = "none";
document.getElementById("flashStill").style.display = "block";	
}
function hide_help4(){
//$("#flashBanner").show('fast');
document.getElementById("flashStill").style.display = "none";
document.getElementById("flashBanner").style.display = "block";
$("#panel3").slideUp('fast');
}


function CreateBookmarkLink() {
title = document.title; 
UrlValue = window.location.href;
url = UrlValue;
//alert(title);
	if (window.sidebar) { // Mozilla Firefox Bookmark
		window.sidebar.addPanel(title, url,"");
	} else if( window.external ) { // IE Favorite
		window.external.AddFavorite( url, title); }
	else if(window.opera && window.print) { // Opera Hotlist
		return true; }
 }