//=====================================================
// opens url (to avoid duplicate links for newsitems)
// url        ... url
//=====================================================

function openUrl( url ) {
  if(url)
    window.location.href = url;
}

//=====================================================
// set classname of object O to toggle
// mainly for IE's pseudohover
//=====================================================

function toggleClass( O, toggle, statusline ) {
	if( O ) {
		O.className = toggle;
	}
	if(statusline) {
		window.status = statusline;
	}
}