//workaround for "click to activate" problem with flash objects in IE

function hideNews()
{
	document.getElementById('subheader_home').style.display = "none";
}

//apply to IE browsers only:
if (navigator.appName.indexOf("Microsoft") != -1)
{
	if (document.getElementById('banner') && document.getElementById('banner_file')) {
	  var so = new SWFObject(document.getElementById('banner_file').src, "banner_top", "757", "170", "8", "#FFFFFF");
		so.addParam("quality", "best");
		so.addParam("menu", "false");
		so.write("banner");
	}
	
	
	
	if (document.getElementById('subheader_home') &&  document.getElementById('news_file')) {  
	  var so = new SWFObject(document.getElementById('news_file').src, "news", "757", "30", "8", "#FFFFFF");
		so.addParam("quality", "best");
		so.addParam("menu", "false");
		so.write("subheader_home");
	  //hide the news item when the page is unloading 
	  document.body.onunload=hideNews;
	}
}