function toggle_finalists() {
	Element.toggle('finalists');
  if (Element.visible('finalists')) {
		Element.update('toggle_finalists','hide');
		Element.writeAttribute('toggle_finalists', 'flag', 'hide')
	}
	else {
		Element.update('toggle_finalists','show');
		Element.writeAttribute('toggle_finalists', 'flag', 'show')
	}
}

function set_finalists() {
	var toggle_text = Element.readAttribute('toggle_finalists', 'flag')
	if (toggle_text == "hide") {
		Element.toggle('finalists')
	}
}

document.observe("dom:loaded", function() {
  setTimeout(hideFlashMessages, 10000);
});

function hideFlashMessages() {
  $$('p#notice, p#warning, p#error').each(function(e) { 
    if (e) Effect.Fade(e, { duration: 5.0 });
  });
}