/*automatically shades alternate rows while skipping the table header*/
function alternate() {
	var table = document.getElementById('myTable');
	var rows = table.getElementsByTagName('tr');
	for (i = 0; i <= rows.length; i++) {
		if (i % 2 == 0 && rows[i] != rows[0]) {
			rows[i].className = "shaded";  /*make sure this class exists, or change this to the name of the correct class*/
		}else{
			rows[i].className = "";
		}
	} 
}