//this is a rediculous fix for busted ass microsoft

theObjects = document.getElementsByTagName("object"); 
for (var i = 0; i < theObjects.length; i++) { 
theObjects[i].outerHTML = theObjects[i].outerHTML; 
}

//while we're at it we might as well set the opacity of the drop down element

theObjects = document.getElementsByTagName("a"); 
for (var i = 0; i < theObjects.length; i++) { 
theObjects[i].style.filter="alpha(opacity:80)";
theObjects[i].style.KHTMLOpacity="0.80";
theObjects[i].style.MozOpacity="0.80";
theObjects[i].style.opacity="0.80";
}