function showPromos(totalPolls,totalSmallPromos,totalBigPromos,totalLocalLinkers,totalSmallPromos2) {
  var pollNum; var smallPromoNum; var bigPromoNum; var localLinkerNum; var smallPromo2Num

  if (document.getElementById('FEpageAd').offsetHeight < 600 ) {
  // if ad is less than 600 pixels high, check to see if polls and small ads are available

    if (totalPolls > "0") {pollNum = Math.floor(totalPolls*Math.random())+1; document.getElementById('pollId'+pollNum).style.display='inline';}
    // displays random poll if 1 or more polls available

    if (totalSmallPromos > "0") {smallPromoNum = Math.floor(totalSmallPromos*Math.random())+1; document.getElementById('smallPromoId'+smallPromoNum).style.display='inline';}
    // displays random small promo if 1 or more small promos available
  }

  if (totalBigPromos > "0") {bigPromoNum = Math.floor(totalBigPromos*Math.random())+1; document.getElementById('bigPromoId'+bigPromoNum).style.display='inline';}
  // displays random large promo if 1 or more large promos available


  if (totalLocalLinkers > "0") {localLinkerNum = Math.floor(totalLocalLinkers*Math.random())+1; document.getElementById('localLinker'+localLinkerNum).style.display='inline';}
  // displays random large promo if 1 or more large promos available


  if (totalSmallPromos2 > "0") {smallPromo2Num = Math.floor(totalSmallPromos2*Math.random())+1; document.getElementById('smallPromo2Id'+smallPromo2Num).style.display='inline';}
  // displays random small promo if 1 or more small promos available
}