function createslideshow() {
   document.write('<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="/_layout/_flash/slideshow_home.swf" width="190" height="114">\n');
   document.write('<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />\n');
   document.write('<param name="movie" value="/_layout/_flash/slideshow_home.swf" />\n');
   document.write('<param name="quality" value="high" />\n');
   document.write('<param name="menu" value="false" />\n');
   document.write('<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />\n');
   document.write('</object>\n');
}

function showelement(element,mode) {
  if (!mode)
  {
    mode = 'block';
  }
  document.getElementById(element).style.display = mode;
}

function hideelement(element) {
  document.getElementById(element).style.display = 'none';
}