function hold(el)
		{	
			document.getElementById(el).style.background = "#dedddc";
			document.getElementById(el).style.color = "#111";
			
		}
		
	function makeclear(keep)
		{
			document.getElementById('parent_1').style.background = "none";
			document.getElementById('parent_2').style.background = "none";
			document.getElementById('parent_3').style.background = "none";
			document.getElementById('parent_4').style.background = "none";
			document.getElementById('parent_5').style.background = "none";
			document.getElementById('parent_1').style.color = "#fff";
			document.getElementById('parent_2').style.color = "#fff";
			document.getElementById('parent_3').style.color = "#fff";
			document.getElementById('parent_4').style.color = "#fff";
			document.getElementById('parent_5').style.color = "#fff";
			document.getElementById(keep).style.background = "#dedddc";
			document.getElementById(keep).style.color = "#111";
		}
		
	function show_parent(item)
		{
			for(i=0; i < 5; i++)
				{
					document.getElementById('parent'+i).style.display = "none";
				}
				
			document.getElementById(item).style.display = "block";
		}
		
	function do_on_load(highlight, show)
		{
			makeclear(highlight);
			show_parent(show);
		}
		
	function show_switch(theid)
		{
			document.getElementById('announcements').style.display = "none";
			document.getElementById('news').style.display = "none";
			document.getElementById('events').style.display = "none";
			document.getElementById(theid).style.display = "block";
			
			
			document.getElementById('link_announcements').style.background = '#ccc';
			document.getElementById('link_news').style.background = '#ccc';
			document.getElementById('link_events').style.background = '#ccc';
			
			document.getElementById('link_'+theid).style.background = '#eee';
		}
		
	function blank_apply(a)
		{
			document.getElementById(a).value = '';
		}
		
	function fill_apply(a, content)
		{
			var hold = document.getElementById(a).value;
			
			if(hold == '')
				{
					document.getElementById(a).value = content;
				}
		}
		
	function nav_reset(a,b)
		{
			do_on_load('parent_'+a, 'parent'+b); // nav loader
		}