window.onload = function(event) {
	// 	notice that we're working in the onload event handler, to ensure that all HTML has first been rendered
	
	// 	create an instance of the plaid
		var plaid1 = new plaid();
	
	// 	pick two colors to alternate for rows
		plaid1.setEvenRowColor('#fff');
		plaid1.setOddRowColor('#eee');
	
	// 	you may also impose formatting for columns
	
	// 	by default, every other column will be highlighted (the same way that row highlighting works
		plaid1.setPaintOverlap(true);
	
	// 	choose colors for col overlap that are darker than corresponding row colors
		plaid1.setEvenOverlapColor('#ddd');
		plaid1.setOddOverlapColor('#eee');
	
	// 	last, command the plaid to paint! (the parameter tells it which class to use; omit to paint all tables)
		plaid1.stripe('enhanced');
	
	// 	we'll use the same plaid to paint a second table, but this time only highlighting specific columns
	
	// 	in datatable 2 we've set the class name of one of the columns of the first row to 'overlap'
		plaid1.setOverlapOnClass('overlap');
		plaid1.stripe('standard');

  // NIFTY CORNERS corner call outs
		Nifty("div#wrapper","medium transparent top"); // top of main wrapper
		Nifty("li.roundlink a","medium transparent tl"); // root nav links
		Nifty("li.roundlink a","medium transparent br"); // root nav links
		Nifty("div.pod ul","medium transparent br"); // news pod
		Nifty("div.pod ul","medium transparent tl"); // news pod
		Nifty("div#mailForm h3","small transparent top"); // news pod
}