function mouseon(item,img_name,img_src1,img_src2)
   {
  // alert(item);
    
  if (document.getElementById(item).style.display == 'block')
    {
    document.getElementById(img_name).src = '/images/' + img_src1;  
   
    }
  else
    {
    document.getElementById(img_name).src = '/images/' + img_src2;
    
    }
}

function mouseonNoMenu(img_name,img_src1)
   {  document.getElementById(img_name).src = '/images/' + img_src1; }

function mouseoffNoMenu(img_name, img_src1)
   {document.getElementById(img_name).src = '/images/' + img_src1 ;}
   
   
   
function mouseoff(item,img_name, img_src1,img_src2)
   {
  if (document.getElementById(item).style.display == 'block')
    {
    document.getElementById(img_name).src = '/images/' + img_src1 ;  
    }
  else
    {
    document.getElementById(img_name).src = '/images/' + img_src2 ; 
    }
}



  

function expandItem(item,img_name, link_name, menu_name, img_src1,img_src2, img_src3) {
    
    document.getElementById(item).style.display = document.getElementById(item).style.display == '' || document.getElementById(item).style.display == 'none' ? 'block' : 'none'; 	
	
	if (document.getElementById(item).style.display == 'block') {
		/*this is an attempt to assure accessibility - to make the screen reader take focus on the news item 
		when a news title has been clicked. */
		//document.getElementById(item).focus();
		//of menu is expanded
		document.getElementById(img_name).src = '/images/' + img_src1;
		document.getElementById(img_name).alt = menu_name+ ' (close submenu)';
		document.getElementById(link_name).title = 'close ' + menu_name + ' menu';
		}
    else
        {
        //if menu is closed
        if (document.getElementById(img_name).src =  '/images/' + img_src2)
            {
               document.getElementById(img_name).src = '/images/' + img_src3;
             }
        document.getElementById(img_name).alt = menu_name + ' (open submenu)';
        document.getElementById(link_name).title = 'open ' + menu_name;
        }
  }

/*this closes submuenus by default for JS - enabled browsers
	/* <![CDATA[ */
	document.write('<style type="text/css"> div.submenu {display:none; cursor:pointer;}</style>');
	/* ]]> */