function shareThis(){
	//alert('test the sharethis widget');
	var widget = document.getElementById('shareThisFlash').getElementsByTagName('a')[0];
	if(document.createEvent) {
		var clickEvent = window.document.createEvent("MouseEvent"); 
        clickEvent.initEvent("click", false, true); 
        widget.dispatchEvent(clickEvent); 
		//alert('test the if statement');
	}
	else if(widget.fireEvent){
		widget.fireEvent('onclick');
		//alert('test the else if statment');
	}
}