//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	//	  layer	mechanisms
	//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         
         var lastLayer = null;
         
         function triggerOff()
         {
         	if (lastLayer != null)
        		singleOff(lastLayer);
         }
         
         function triggerOn(target) 
         {
         		//glitch fix
			if (lastLayer != null)
        			singleOff(lastLayer);                        	
                        
                        lastLayer = target + '_div';
                        
                        if (document.getElementById) 
                        {
                                document.getElementById(target + '_div').style.visibility = 'visible';
                                if(lastLayer != "homeNews_div")
                                	document.getElementById('globaloff').style.visibility = 'visible';
			} else if (document.all) {
                                eval("document.all." + target + "_div.style.visibility = 'visible'");
                                if(lastLayer != "homeNews_div")
					eval("document.all.globaloff.style.visibility	= 'visible'");
			} else if (document.layers)	{
                                eval ("document." + target + "_div.visibility = 'visible'");
                                if(lastLayer != "homeNews_div")
					eval ("document.globaloff.visibility =	'visible'");
			}
	}
	// end triggerOn
	
          
       function singleOff(id) {
			if (document.getElementById) {
                                document.getElementById(id).style.visibility = 'hidden';
                                if(lastLayer != "homeNews_div")
                                	document.getElementById('globaloff').style.visibility = 'hidden';
			} else if (document.all) {
                                eval("document.all." + id + ".style.visibility = 'hidden'");
                                if(lastLayer != "homeNews_div")
                                	eval("document.all.globaloff.style.visibility	= 'hidden'");
			}else if (document.layers) {
                                eval ("document." + id + ".visibility = 'hidden'");
                                if(lastLayer != "homeNews_div")
                                	eval ("document.globaloff.visibility =	'hidden'");
			}
	}
        //fix for netscape resizing     issue
	if (document.layers) {
		window.onresize	= resize;
	}
	function resize() {
		window.history.go(0);
	}