//------- Son-Of-Sucker-Fish IE Hack -------//
sfHover = function() {
if (document.getElementById("nav")) {
var sfEls = document.getElementById("nav").getElementsByTagName("LI");
for (var i=0; i < sfEls.length; i++) {
sfEls[i].onmouseover=function() {
this.className+=" sfhover";
}
sfEls[i].onmouseout=function() {
this.className=this.className.replace(new RegExp(" sfhover\\b"), "");
}
}
}
}
if (window.attachEvent) window.attachEvent("onload", sfHover);

//------------------- for clearing and replacing text in form input fields and textareas -------------------//

function clearText(thefield) {
  if (thefield.defaultValue==thefield.value) { thefield.value = "" }
} 
function replaceText(thefield) {
  if (thefield.value=="") { thefield.value = thefield.defaultValue }
}