function hide_leftside_service() {
		document.getElementById('leftside_service').style.visibility = 'hidden';
	}
	function show_leftside_bannerImg(bannerSrc, bannerAlt) { //deprecated, banner image without a linked resource should not be used anymore
		show_leftside_bannerText(bannerSrc, bannerAlt, "", "", "", "", "TextFloat(no)");
	} 
	function show_leftside_bannerImg(bannerSrc, bannerAlt, linkTarget, headline) {
		show_leftside_bannerText(bannerSrc, bannerAlt, linkTarget, headline, "", "", "TextFloat(no)");
	} 
	function show_leftside_bannerText(bannerSrc, bannerAlt, linkTarget, headline, boxText, chevronText, TextFloat) {
		var lf_div = document.getElementById('leftside_banner');
		$("#leftside_banner").addClass("header_addition box xlarge");
		lf_div.style.visibility = 'visible';
		var new_banner_div = document.createElement('div');
		lf_div.appendChild(new_banner_div);
		new_banner_div.setAttribute('id',"leftside_banner_inner");
		$("#leftside_banner div:not(:first)").addClass("large");
		if(headline!="" && headline!=undefined){
			new_banner_div.innerHTML += '<h3 class="top">'+headline+'</h3>';
		}
		if(boxText!="" && boxText!=undefined){
			if(bannerSrc!="" && bannerSrc!=undefined){
				// only images with width="95" or width="200"  are allowed
				if(TextFloat=="TextFloat" || TextFloat=="TextFloat(yes)"){new_banner_div.innerHTML += '<p class="boxtext">'+'<a href="'+linkTarget+'"><img src="'+bannerSrc+'" alt="'+bannerAlt+'"/></a>'+boxText+'</p>';}
				else{ new_banner_div.innerHTML += '<a href="'+linkTarget+'"><img src="'+bannerSrc+'" alt="'+bannerAlt+'"/></a>'+'<hr class="small"/><p class="boxtext">'+boxText+'</p>';}
			}
			else{new_banner_div.innerHTML += '<p class="boxtext">'+boxText+'</p>';}
		}
		else{
			// only images with width="200" are allowed
			new_banner_div.innerHTML += '<a href="'+linkTarget+'"><img src="'+bannerSrc+'" alt="'+bannerAlt+'"/></a>';
		}
		if(chevronText!="" && chevronText!=undefined){	new_banner_div.innerHTML += '<a class="chevron" href="'+linkTarget+'">'+chevronText+'</a>'; }
	}