function hover(menu_button){
menu_button.style.backgroundColor='#ccccff';
menu_button.style.cursor='pointer';
}
function nohover(menu_button){
menu_button.style.backgroundColor='transparent';
}

function gotopage(newpage){
window.location=newpage;
}
function newnotice(){
   nb = document.getElementById("noticebox");
   }
function openbanner(){
bn=document.getElementById("banner");
bn.style.visibility="visible";
bn.style.position="absolute";
bn.style.left="290";
bn.style.top="230";
bn.style.width="300";
bn.style.height="330";
bn.style.backgroundColor="white";
bn.style.border="ridge 4px green";
bn.style.padding="5px";
contents="<h3 style='text-align:center'></h3>"+
"<font style='font-weight:bold;color:navy'></font>"+
"<br /><br /><font style='font-weight:bold;color:red'>CLICK TO CLOSE</font>";
bn.innerHTML=contents;

}
function closebanner(){
bn=document.getElementById("banner");
bn.style.visibility="hidden";
}