<!--
	// this function is needed to work around 
	// a bug in IE related to element attributes
	function hasClass(obj) {
	   var result = false;
	  // if (obj.getAttributeNode("class") != null) {
	  if (obj.className != null) {
	      // result = obj.getAttributeNode("class").value;
	      result = obj.className;	       
	   }
	   return result;
	}   

	function stripe(id) {

	   // the flag we'll use to keep track of 
	   // whether the current row is odd or even
	   var even = false;
	 
	   // if arguments are provided to specify the colours
	   // of the even & odd rows, then use the them;
	   // otherwise use the following defaults:
	   var evenColor = arguments[1] ? arguments[1] : "#fff";
	   var oddColor = arguments[2] ? arguments[2] : "#ccc";
	  
	   // obtain a reference to the desired table
	   // if no such table exists, abort
	   var table = document.getElementById(id);
	   if (! table) { return; }
	   
	   // by definition, tables can have more than one tbody
	   // element, so we'll have to get the list of child
	   // <tbody>s 
	   var tbodies = table.getElementsByTagName("tbody");

	   // and iterate through them...
	   for (var h = 0; h < tbodies.length; h++) {
	   
	    // find all the <tr> elements... 
	     var trs = tbodies[h].getElementsByTagName("tr");
	     
	     // ... and iterate through them
	     for (var i = 0; i < trs.length; i++) {

	       // avoid rows that have a class attribute
	       // or backgroundColor style
	       if (! hasClass(trs[i]) &&
	           ! trs[i].style.backgroundColor) {
			  
	         // get all the cells in this row...
	         var tds = trs[i].getElementsByTagName("td");
	       
	         // and iterate through them...
	         for (var j = 0; j < tds.length; j++) {
	       
	           var mytd = tds[j];

	           // avoid cells that have a class attribute
	           // or backgroundColor style
	           if (! hasClass(mytd) &&
	               ! mytd.style.backgroundColor) {
	       
	             mytd.style.backgroundColor =
	               even ? evenColor : oddColor;
	           
	           }
	         }
	       }
	       // flip from odd to even, or vice-versa
	       even =  ! even;
	     }
	   }
	 }
  
    