function clearOld (absoluteDivName) {
	// hides a div and absolutely positions it outside of the viewable area of the page.
	var absoluteDiv = document.getElementById(absoluteDivName);
	absoluteDiv.style.visibility = 'hidden';
	absoluteDiv.style.overflow = 'hidden';
	absoluteDiv.style.display = 'none';
	absoluteDiv.style.top = '-2px';
	absoluteDiv.style.left = '-2px';
	absoluteDiv.style.width = '1px';
	absoluteDiv.style.height = '1px';
}

function replaceDivs(floatDivId, absoluteDivId, floatDivIdBG, floatDivIdBGColor) {
	// This function replaces the contents of the floating div with the contents of the absolutely positioned div.
	var floatDiv = document.getElementById(floatDivId);
	var absoluteDiv = document.getElementById(absoluteDivId);
	var leftHTML = absoluteDiv.innerHTML;
	floatDiv.innerHTML = leftHTML;
	// clear the inner HTML of the absolutely positioned div and hide it to be safe.
	absoluteDiv.innerHTML = null;
	clearOld (absoluteDivId);
	// assign background and background color to the floating div.
	var bgStyle = 'URL(' + floatDivIdBG + ') top left repeat-y ' + floatDivIdBGColor;
	floatDiv.style.background = bgStyle;
}

function channel() {
		var scrOfX = 0, scrOfY = 0;
		if( typeof( window.pageYOffset ) == 'number' ) {
			//Netscape compliant
			scrOfY = window.pageYOffset;
			scrOfX = window.pageXOffset;
		} else if( document.body && ( document.body.scrollLeft || document.body.scrollTop ) ) {
			//DOM compliant
			scrOfY = document.body.scrollTop;
			scrOfX = document.body.scrollLeft;
		} else if( document.documentElement &&
		( document.documentElement.scrollLeft || document.documentElement.scrollTop ) ) {
			//IE6 standards compliant mode
			scrOfY = document.documentElement.scrollTop;
			scrOfX = document.documentElement.scrollLeft;
		}
		var myTop = scrOfY += 75;
		var channelPop = document.getElementById("channelPop");
		channelPop.style.top = myTop + "px";
}
	
function channelOff() {
		var channelPop = document.getElementById("channelPop");
		channelPop.style.top = '-99999px';
}