function hideItems() {
		var list = document.getElementById('subNav').getElementsByTagName('ul');
		for(i=0;i<list.length;i++) {
			list[i].style.display='none';
		}
			deactivateTabs();
	}

	function deactivateTabs() {
		var list = document.getElementById('tabBar').getElementsByTagName('a');
			for(i=0;i<list.length;i++) {
				list[i].style.background = 'none';
				list[i].style.color = '#fff';
			}
	}

	function showSub(parent){
		hideItems();
		var tab = document.getElementById('id'+parent);
		tab.style.background = 'url(tab.png) top left no-repeat';
		var taba = document.getElementById('id'+parent);
		taba.style.color='#900';
		if (document.getElementById('sub'+parent)){
			var sub = document.getElementById('sub'+parent);
			sub.style.display = 'inline';
			return;
		};
	}
	
	
	
	function showNews(id){
		document.getElementById('newsboxleft1').style.display='none';
		document.getElementById('newsboxlabel1').style.background='none';
		document.getElementById('newsboxleft2').style.display='none';
		document.getElementById('newsboxlabel2').style.background='none';
		document.getElementById('newsboxleft3').style.display='none';
		document.getElementById('newsboxlabel3').style.background='none';
		document.getElementById('newsboxleft4').style.display='none';
		document.getElementById('newsboxlabel4').style.background='none';
		if(id=='id1'){
			document.getElementById('newsboxlabel1').style.backgroundColor='#600';
			document.getElementById('newsboxleft1').style.display='block';
		}
		if(id=='id2'){
			document.getElementById('newsboxlabel2').style.backgroundColor='#600';
			document.getElementById('newsboxleft2').style.display='block';
		}
		if(id=='id3'){
			document.getElementById('newsboxlabel3').style.backgroundColor='#600';
			document.getElementById('newsboxleft3').style.display='block';
		}
		if(id=='id4'){
			document.getElementById('newsboxlabel4').style.backgroundColor='#600';
			document.getElementById('newsboxleft4').style.display='block';
		}
	}
	var t;
function timedNewsChange(c){
			
			if(c=='news1'){
				news=2;
				showNews('id'+news);
				t=setTimeout("timedNewsChange('news2')",4000);
			}
			if(c=='news2'){
				news=3;
				showNews('id'+news);
				t=setTimeout("timedNewsChange('news3')",4000);
			}
			if(c=='news3'){
				news=4;
				showNews('id'+news);
				t=setTimeout("timedNewsChange('news4')",4000);
			}
			if(c=='news4'){
				news=1;
				showNews('id'+news);
				t=setTimeout("timedNewsChange('news1')",4000);
			}
	}


	function showUpdates(id){
		document.getElementById('updatesboxright1').style.display='none';
		document.getElementById('updatesboxlabel1').style.background='none';
		document.getElementById('updatesboxright2').style.display='none';
		document.getElementById('updatesboxlabel2').style.background='none';
		document.getElementById('updatesboxright3').style.display='none';
		document.getElementById('updatesboxlabel3').style.background='none';
		if(id=='updateid1'){
			document.getElementById('updatesboxlabel1').style.backgroundColor='#600';
			document.getElementById('updatesboxright1').style.display='block';
		}
		if(id=='updateid2'){
			document.getElementById('updatesboxlabel2').style.backgroundColor='#600';
			document.getElementById('updatesboxright2').style.display='block';
		}
		if(id=='updateid3'){
			document.getElementById('updatesboxlabel3').style.backgroundColor='#600';
			document.getElementById('updatesboxright3').style.display='block';
		}
	}	
	
	<!-- Dynamic Version by: Nannette Thacker -->
	<!-- http://www.shiningstar.net -->
	<!-- Original by :  Ronnie T. Moore -->
	<!-- Web Site:  The JavaScript Source -->
	<!-- Use one function for multiple text areas on a page -->
	<!-- Limit the number of characters per textarea -->
	<!-- Begin
	function textCounter(field,cntfield,maxlimit) {
	if (field.value.length > maxlimit) // if too long...trim it!
	field.value = field.value.substring(0, maxlimit);
	// otherwise, update 'characters left' counter
	else
	cntfield.value = maxlimit - field.value.length;
	}