function lighten() {
	// document.body.style.backgroundColor = '#ffffff';
	document.getElementById("left_column").style.display = 'block';
	document.getElementById("right_column").style.display = 'block';
	//document.getElementById('splasher').style.visibility = 'hidden';
}

function darken() {
	// document.body.style.backgroundColor = '#899197';
	document.getElementById("left_column").style.display = 'none';
	document.getElementById("right_column").style.display = 'none';
	//document.getElementById('splasher').style.visibility = 'visible';	
}


function launchsite() {
	
	 darken();
	
    vpWidth = screen.width;
    vpHeight = screen.height;
	splashWidth = 805;
	splashHeight = 520;
	splashX = parseInt((vpWidth/2) - (splashWidth/2));
	splashY = parseInt((vpHeight/2) - (splashHeight/2));
	newWin = window.open("flash/indexnew.htm?1170","littleWin", "toolbar=no,menubar=no,width=805,height=520,resizable=no,scrollbars=no,top=" + splashY + ",left=" + splashX +"");
	newWin.focus();	
}