//
// HOME PAGE BANNER
//
	// CHECK IF IE6
	var banner_ie6 = false;
	if (navigator.appName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer") {
		var IEversion = navigator.appVersion;
		IEversion = parseInt(IEversion.substr(IEversion.indexOf("MSIE")+4));
		if (IEversion < 7) {
			banner_ie6 = true;
		}
	}
	
	// DEFAULTS	
	var banner_prev_index = 1;
	var banner_switching = false;

BannerSwitch = function(i) {

	var hg = 365;
	var barwd = 65;
	var boxwd = 710;
		
	if (banner_ie6) {
		$('bar' + i).setStyle({'width':barwd+'px'})
		$('box' + i).setStyle({'width':boxwd+'px'})
		
		$('bar' + i).hide();
		$('box' + i).show();
		$('bar' + banner_prev_index).show();
		$('box' + banner_prev_index).hide();
		banner_prev_index = i;
	}
	
	if (!banner_ie6 && !banner_switching) {
		banner_switching = true;
		var prev = banner_prev_index;
		
		// open new box
		new Effect.Scale('box' + i, 100, {
			scaleX: true,
			scaleY: false,
			scaleContent: false,
			scaleFrom: 0,
			duration: 1.0,
			scaleMode: { originalHeight: hg, originalWidth: boxwd },
			afterFinish: function() { banner_switching = false; }
		});
		$('box' + i).show();
		
		// close prev box
		new Effect.Scale('box' + prev, 0, {
			scaleX: true,
			scaleY: false,
			scaleContent: false,
			scaleFrom: 100,
			duration: 1.0,
			scaleMode: { originalHeight: hg, originalWidth: boxwd },
			afterFinish: function() { $('box' + prev).hide(); }
		});
		
		// close new bar
		new Effect.Scale('bar' + i, 0, {
			scaleX: true,
			scaleY: false,
			scaleContent: false,
			scaleFrom: 100,
			duration: 1.0,
			scaleMode: { originalHeight: hg, originalWidth: barwd },
			afterFinish: function() { $('bar' + i).hide(); }
		});
		
		// open prev bar
		new Effect.Scale('bar' + prev, 100, {
			scaleX: true,
			scaleY: false,
			scaleContent: false,
			scaleFrom: 0,
			duration: 1.0,
			scaleMode: { originalHeight: hg, originalWidth: barwd }
		});
		$('bar' + prev).show();
		
		banner_prev_index = i;
	}
};