function openSplash() {

  var splash = document.getElementById('splash');
  var overlay = document.getElementById('overlay');

  splash.style.display = 'block';
  overlay.style.display = 'block';

  var arCombo = document.getElementsByTagName('select');
  for (var j=0;j < arCombo.length;j++) {
    arCombo[j].style.visibility = 'hidden';
  }

  var arCombo = document.getElementsByTagName('object');
  for (var j = 0; j < arCombo.length; j++) {
    arCombo[j].style.visibility = 'hidden';
  }
	
  var arCombo = document.getElementsByTagName('embed');
  for (var j = 0; j < arCombo.length; j++) {
    arCombo[j].style.visibility = 'hidden';
  }
}

function closeSplash() {
  var splash = document.getElementById('splash');
  var overlay = document.getElementById('overlay');
  
  splash.style.display = 'none';
  overlay.style.display = 'none';
  
  var arCombo = document.getElementsByTagName('select');
  for (var j = 0; j < arCombo.length; j++) {
    arCombo[j].style.visibility = 'inherit';
  }
  
  var arCombo = document.getElementsByTagName('object');
  for (var j = 0; j < arCombo.length; j++) {
    arCombo[j].style.visibility = 'inherit';
  }	

  var arCombo = document.getElementsByTagName('embed');
  for (var j = 0; j < arCombo.length; j++) {
    arCombo[j].style.visibility = 'inherit';
  }
}