function showNote(id){
    var n = document.getElementById(id);    
    n.style.visibility = 'visible';
}

function hideNote(id){
    var n = document.getElementById(id); 
    n.style.visibility = 'hidden';

}

// THIS WAS MALFUNCTIONING IN SAFARI.  OH WELL.
// function showNote(id){
//     var n = document.getElementById(id);    
//     var t = new OpacityTween(n,Tween.regularEaseOut,0,100,.1);
//     t.start();
// }
// 
// function hideNote(id){
//     var n = document.getElementById(id); 
//     var t = new OpacityTween(n,Tween.regularEaseOut,100,0,.7);
//     t.start();
// }

// for image rollovers

function MM_preloadImages() { //v3.0
  var d=document; if(d.images){ if(!d.MM_p) d.MM_p=new Array();
    var i,j=d.MM_p.length,a=MM_preloadImages.arguments; for(i=0; i<a.length; i++)
    if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0){ d.MM_p[j]=new Image; d.MM_p[j++].src=a[i];}}
}


// for AJAX

function GetXmlHttpObject() { 
    var objXMLHttp = null;
    if (window.XMLHttpRequest){
        objXMLHttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
    }else if (window.ActiveXObject){
        objXMLHttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
    }
    return objXMLHttp;
}