function fnChangeBG(bg){
		//alert(bg);
		newImage = "url(images/" + bg + ".gif)";
		document.getElementById('headerTable').style.backgroundImage = newImage;
	}


	// GENERAL FUNCTION:
	function MM_openBrWindow(theURL,winName,features) { //v2.0
	  window.open(theURL,winName,features);
	}
	
	////////////////////
	function callManual(){
	        MM_openBrWindow('manual/manual.html','manual','scrollbars=yes,width=700,height=400');
	}


	///////////////////////////////////////////
	//FUNCTION FOR ADJUSTING L EDGE OF PALETTES:
	var aPalettes = ["homeAreas","homePeople","homeNews","homeTalk","homeDetails","homeEns","homeProBono"];
	var aOffsets = [-30,120,230,320,440,480,500];
	
	function fnSetupPals(oObject,myPaletteNo){

		//var myOffset = -30;
		var contentLeftEdge = oObject.offsetLeft;
	  	//alert(oObject.offsetLeft);
		document.getElementById(aPalettes[myPaletteNo]).style.left = contentLeftEdge + aOffsets[myPaletteNo];//myOffset;
		
		for(i=0; i<aPalettes.length; i++){
			if(i == myPaletteNo){
				document.getElementById(aPalettes[i]).style.display = "block";
				var rmNo = Math.floor(Math.random()*2)+1;
				document.getElementById(aPalettes[i]).style.backgroundImage = "url(images/bgPal" + rmNo + ".gif)"; 
				//if the People palette:
				if(i == 1){
					if(rmNo == 1){
						document.getElementById("homePeopleNested1").style.background = "#d6d7d6";
					}else {
						document.getElementById("homePeopleNested1").style.background = "#bdbd6f";
					}
				}

				document.getElementById(aPalettes[i]).style.height = 5;
				document.getElementById(aPalettes[i]).style.overflow = "hidden";
					document.getElementById(aPalettes[i]+"Nested").style.overflow = "hidden";
				fnAnimate(aPalettes[i]);
				
			}else{
				document.getElementById(aPalettes[i]).style.display = "none";
			}
		}
		
		//clear all search content from People palette
		fnClearOptions();

	}
	
	var intervalID;
	function fnAnimate(myPal){
		//alert(myPal);

		//var timeoutID = setTimeout("alert('hi!');", 500);
		//clearTimeout(timeoutID);
		
		var myHeightPX = document.getElementById(myPal).style.height;
		var myHeight = Number(myHeightPX.substring(0,myHeightPX.length-2));
		//alert(myHeight);
		
		if(myHeight < 190){
			document.getElementById(myPal).style.height = myHeight + 10;
			//alert(document.getElementById(myPal).style.height);
			
			clearInterval(intervalID);
			intervalID = setInterval("fnAnimate('" + myPal + "')", 10);
			
		}else{
			document.getElementById(myPal).style.height = 190;
					document.getElementById(myPal+"Nested").style.overflow = "auto";
			clearInterval(intervalID);
		}

	}

	
	function fnHidePal(myPaletteNo){
		document.getElementById(aPalettes[myPaletteNo]).style.display = "none";
		clearInterval(intervalID);
	}
	

	// OVERRIDE GOOGLE FIELD HILITER TO YELLOW!
	function fnKillYellow(){
			document.forms['form1'].elements['txt'].style.backgroundColor = '#7A7F09';
	}