function initSifr() {
	
	/*****************************************************************************
	It is adviced to place the sIFR JavaScript calls in this file, keeping it
	separate from the `sifr.js` file. That way, you can easily swap the `sifr.js`
	file for a new version, while keeping the configuration.

	You must load this file *after* loading `sifr.js`.

	That said, you're of course free to merge the JavaScript files. Just make sure
	the copyright statement in `sifr.js` is kept intact.
	*****************************************************************************/

	//exclude some classes from sIFR:
	parseSelector.pseudoClasses = {
	  'not': function(nodes, selector) {
	    var result = [];
	    each: for(var i = 0, node; i < nodes.length; i++) {
	      node = nodes[i];
	      var ignore = parseSelector(selector, node.parentNode);
	      for(var j = 0; j < ignore.length; j++) {
	        if(ignore[j] == node) continue each;
	      }
	      result.push(node);
	    }
	    return result;
	  }
	}

	// Make an object pointing to the location of the Flash movie on your web server.
	// Try using the font name as the variable name, makes it easy to remember which
	// object you're using. As an example in this file, we'll use Futura.
	var interstate = { src: '/fileadmin/templates/swf/interstate.swf' };
	var interstateLight = { src: '/fileadmin/templates/swf/interstate_light.swf' };

	// Now you can set some configuration settings.
	// See also <http://wiki.novemberborn.net/sifr3/JavaScript+Configuration>.
	// One setting you probably want to use is `sIFR.useStyleCheck`. Before you do that,
	// read <http://wiki.novemberborn.net/sifr3/DetectingCSSLoad>.

	// sIFR.useStyleCheck = true;

	// Next, activate sIFR:
	sIFR.activate(interstate);
	sIFR.activate(interstateLight);

	// If you want, you can use multiple movies, like so:
	//
	//    var futura = { src: '/path/to/futura.swf' };
	//    var garamond = { src '/path/to/garamond.swf' };
	//    var rockwell = { src: '/path/to/rockwell.swf' };
	//    
	//    sIFR.activate(futura, garamond, rockwell);
	//
	// Remember, there must be *only one* `sIFR.activate()`!

	// Now we can do the replacements. You can do as many as you like, but just
	// as an example, we'll replace all `<h1>` elements with the Futura movie.
	// 
	// The first argument to `sIFR.replace` is the `futura` object we created earlier.
	// The second argument is another object, on which you can specify a number of
	// parameters or "keyword arguemnts". For the full list, see "Keyword arguments"
	// under `replace(kwargs, mergeKwargs)` at 
	// <http://wiki.novemberborn.net/sifr3/JavaScript+Methods>.
	// 
	// The first argument you see here is `selector`, which is a normal CSS selector.
	// That means you can also do things like '#content h1' or 'h1.title'.
	//
	// The second argument determines what the Flash text looks like. The main text
	// is styled via the `.sIFR-root` class. Here we've specified `background-color`
	// of the entire Flash movie to be a light grey, and the `color` of the text to
	// be red. Read more about styling at <http://wiki.novemberborn.net/sifr3/Styling>.

	sIFR.replace(interstate, {
	  selector: 'h1',
	  wmode: 'transparent',
	  css: '.sIFR-root { color: #000000; font-size: 33px; font-weight: normal;}'
	});

	sIFR.replace(interstate, {
 		selector: 'div.mainmenu ul.nav li.active',
 		wmode: 'transparent',
 		css: [
 			'a { color: #333333; font-size: 17px; text-decoration: none; }'
 			,'a:hover { color: #333333; text-decoration: none; }'
 			]
	});	
	
	sIFR.replace(interstate, {
 		selector: 'div.mainmenu ul.nav li a:hover',
 		wmode: 'transparent',
 		css: [
 			'a { color: #333333; font-size: 17px; text-decoration: none; }'
 			,'a:hover { color: #333333; text-decoration: none; }'
 			]
	});	
	
	sIFR.replace(interstate, {
 		selector: 'div.mainmenu ul.nav li:not(.rss)',
 		wmode: 'transparent',
 		css: [
 			'a { color: #919191; font-size: 17px; text-decoration: none; }'
 			,'a:hover { color: #333333; text-decoration: none; }'
 			]
	});

	sIFR.replace(interstate, {
	  selector: 'div.teaser h2',
	  wmode: 'transparent',
	  css: '.sIFR-root { color: #000000; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal;}'
	});

	
	sIFR.replace(interstateLight, {
	  selector: 'div.lastnews h3',
		wmode: 'transparent',
 		css: [
 			'.sIFR-root { color: #ffffff; font-size: 24px; font-weight: normal;}'
 			, 'a { color: #ffffff; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; }'
 			, 'a:hover { color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline; }'
 			]
 	});
 	
	sIFR.replace(interstateLight, {
	  selector: 'div.poll h3',
		wmode: 'transparent',
 		css: [
 			'.sIFR-root { color: #ffffff; font-size: 24px; font-weight: normal;}'
 			, 'a { color: #ffffff; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; }'
 			, 'a:hover { color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline; }'
 			]
 	});	
}