sfHover = function() {
var sfEls = document.getElementById("menu").getElementsByTagName("li");
for (var i=0; i<sfEls.length; i++) {
sfEls[i].onmouseover=function() {
this.className+=" ie_does_hover";
}
sfEls[i].onmouseout=function() {
this.className=this.className.replace(new RegExp(" ie_does_hover"), "");
}
}
}
if (window.attachEvent) window.attachEvent("onload", sfHover);

	var activeId = 0;
	
	function showNewshighlight(id) {
		id = id.replace('newsItem-', '') ;
		
		if (id != activeId) {
			new Ajax.Updater('newsitem', '/newshighlight.php?id='+id);
			if (activeId != 0) {
				$('newsItem-' + activeId).removeClassName('active'); 
				
			}
							
			$('newsItem-' + id).addClassName('active');
			activeId = id;
		}
	}
	function getNewsItems() {
			new Ajax.Updater('homepagenews-listItems', '/newsitems.php');
	}