function element( elementId )
	{
	   if ( document.getElementById )
	   {
	      return document.getElementById( elementId )
	   }
	   else if ( document.all )
	   {
	      return document.all[elementId]
	   }
	   else if ( document.layers ) 
	   {
	      return document[ elementId ]
	   }
	   else
	   {
	      //alert( "no element: " + elementId )
	   }
	}

vSuspend=0;	
function hideLogin() {
	if (vSuspend!=1) {
		element('loginForm').className="hidden";
	} else {
		vSuspend=0;
	}
}

function showLogin() {
	element('loginForm').className="loginForm";
}

function fieldFix() {
	vSuspend=1;
}

function showCarousel() {
	element('mycarousel').className="jcarousel-skin-tango";
}

function clearText(thefield){
	if (thefield.defaultValue==thefield.value)
	thefield.value = "";
}

function showCommentForm() {
	element('sendComments').className="visible";
}

function showPast() {
	element('pastEvent').className="it_splashCol2";
	element('featuredEvent').className="hidden";
}

function showFeatured() {
	element('featuredEvent').className="it_splashCol2";
	element('pastEvent').className="hidden";
}