function highlightOption(option) {
	fadeAll();
	document.getElementById(option + '_content').className = 'contentShow';
	document.getElementById(option + '_hdr').className = 'contentShowHdr';
	document.getElementById(option + '_img').src = 'images/mainPage/menu/' + option + '.gif';
}

function fadeAll() {
	document.getElementById('menuOne_content').className = 'contentHide';
	document.getElementById('menuTwo_content').className = 'contentHide';
	document.getElementById('menuThree_content').className = 'contentHide';
	document.getElementById('menuFour_content').className = 'contentHide';
	document.getElementById('menuFive_content').className = 'contentHide';
	document.getElementById('menuSix_content').className = 'contentHide';

	document.getElementById('menuOne_hdr').className = 'contentHide';
	document.getElementById('menuTwo_hdr').className = 'contentHide';
	document.getElementById('menuThree_hdr').className = 'contentHide';
	document.getElementById('menuFour_hdr').className = 'contentHide';
	document.getElementById('menuFive_hdr').className = 'contentHide';
	document.getElementById('menuSix_hdr').className = 'contentHide';

	document.getElementById('menuOne_img').src = 'images/mainPage/menu/menu_1_fade.gif';
	document.getElementById('menuTwo_img').src = 'images/mainPage/menu/menu_2_fade.gif';
	document.getElementById('menuThree_img').src = 'images/mainPage/menu/menu_3_fade.gif';
	document.getElementById('menuFour_img').src = 'images/mainPage/menu/menu_4_fade.gif';
	document.getElementById('menuFive_img').src = 'images/mainPage/menu/menu_5_fade.gif';
	document.getElementById('menuSix_img').src = 'images/mainPage/menu/menu_6_fade.gif';
}

var currentSelection = "menuOne";

function menuMouseOver(menuItem) {
	if (menuItem != currentSelection) {
		document.getElementById(menuItem).className = 'menuItemMouseOver';
	}
}

function menuMouseOut(menuItem) {
	if (menuItem != currentSelection) {
		document.getElementById(menuItem).className = 'menuItem';
	}
}

function menuSelect(menuItem, elementCount) {

	if (menuItem == "item_0") {
		location.href = 'index.html';
		return;
	}

	if (menuItem != currentSelection) {
		document.getElementById(currentSelection).className = 'menuItem';
		currentSelection = menuItem;
		document.getElementById(menuItem).className = 'menuItemSelected';
		selectSideMenuOption(menuItem + '_content', elementCount);
	}
}

function selectSideMenuOption(divId, elementCount) {
	hideAllDivs(elementCount);
	document.getElementById(divId).className = 'pageContentShow';
}

function hideAllDivs(elementCount) {
	for ( var i = 1; i < elementCount + 1; i++) {
		document.getElementById('item_' + i + '_content').className = 'pageContent';
	}
}

function getCurrentYear(){
	now = new Date();
	year = now.getYear(); 
	if(year<1900){year +=1900;} 
	return year;
	}
	

function xhtmlNewWindow() {
    var links = document.getElementsByTagName('a');
    for (var i=0;i < links.length;i++) {
        if (links[i].id.startsWith('new-window')) {
            links[i].onclick = function() {
                window.open(this.href);
                return false;
            };
        }
    }
}


String.prototype.startsWith = function(str) 
{return (this.match("^"+str)==str);};