function makeFootnote(ourText,objectID,tableTop,tableLeft) {
var topSection1 = "<table border='0' cellpadding='8' cellspacing='8' width='400' bgcolor='#990000'";
var topSection2 = " style = 'position:absolute; top:";
var topSection3 = "; left:";
var topSection4 = ";'><tr><td bgcolor='#ffffff'>";
var triggerGoodbye1 = "<p align='center'><a href=";
var triggerGoodbye2 = "Javascript:eraseFootnote('";
var triggerGoodbye3 = "theFootnote')"
var triggerGoodbye4 = ">Close Footnote</a></p>";
var bottomSection = "</td></tr></table>";
var theMessage = topSection1 + topSection2 + tableTop + topSection3 + tableLeft + topSection4 +ourText + triggerGoodbye1 + triggerGoodbye2 + triggerGoodbye3 + triggerGoodbye4 +bottomSection;
var object = document.getElementById(objectID);
object.innerHTML = theMessage;
	}
function eraseFootnote(objectID) {
var object = document.getElementById(objectID);
object.innerHTML = '';
	
	}