if (document.images)
     {
       pic1= new Image(190,116); 
       pic1.src="../images/blue/topbar_left_down.gif"; 

       pic2= new Image(40,65); 
       pic2.src="../images/blue/b_gold_pip_on.gif"; 

       pic3= new Image(40,65); 
       pic3.src="../images/blue/b_silver_pip_on.gif"; 

       pic4= new Image(40,65); 
       pic4.src="../images/blue/b_blue_pip_on.gif"; 

       pic5= new Image(311,71); 
       pic5.src="../images/blue/gsb_top_right_2.jpg"; 

       pic6= new Image(311,71); 
       pic6.src="../images/blue/gsb_mid_left_2.jpg"; 

       pic7= new Image(311,71); 
       pic7.src="../images/blue/gsb_bot_right_2.jpg"; 

       pic8= new Image(294,15); 
       pic8.src="../images/blue/email2_s.gif"; 

       pic9= new Image(130,30); 
       pic9.src="../images/blue/access_course2.gif"; 

       pic10= new Image(130,30); 
       pic10.src="../images/blue/preview_course2.gif"; 
     }

        // get decent browser description
        var appName = navigator.appName;
        var appVersion = navigator.appVersion;
        var versionless = !appVersion;
        if (versionless) appVersion = "2.0 (compatible; MSIE 3.02; Win32)";
        var MSIEpos = appVersion.indexOf("MSIE "); // find IE's real version #
        var versionNum = MSIEpos >= 0 ? parseFloat(appVersion.substring(MSIEpos + 5))
                : parseFloat(appVersion);
        if (isNaN(versionNum)) versionNum = 3;
        var versionInt = parseInt(versionNum);
        var isNetscape = (appName.indexOf("Netscape") != -1);
        var isNetscape3 = (isNetscape && versionInt == 3);
        var isExplorer = (appName.indexOf("Internet") != -1) || (appName == "");
        var isExplorer3 = (isExplorer && versionInt == 3);
        var isWin = (appVersion.indexOf("Win") != -1);
        var isWin95 = (appVersion.indexOf("Win95") != -1)
                  || (appVersion.indexOf("Windows 95") != -1);
        var isWin98 = (appVersion.indexOf("Win98") != -1)
                  || (appVersion.indexOf("Windows 98") != -1);
        var isWinNT = (appVersion.indexOf("WinNT") != -1)
                  || (appVersion.indexOf("Windows NT") != -1);
        var isMac = (appVersion.indexOf("Macintosh") != -1);
        var isUnix = (appVersion.indexOf("X11") != -1);
        var isOtherOS = !(isWin || isMac || isUnix);

        var browserName = isExplorer ? 'Internet Explorer'
                                        : isNetscape ? 'Netscape Navigator'
                                        : appName;

        var platform = isWin95 ? 'Win95'
                                 : isWin98 ? 'Win98'
                                 : isWinNT ? 'WinNT'
                                 : isMac ? 'Mac'
                                 : isUnix ? 'Unix'
                                 : 'Other';

        var browser = browserName + ' ' + versionNum + ' ('+platform+')';

function MM_swapImgRestore() { //v3.0
  var i,x,a=document.MM_sr; for(i=0;a&&i<a.length&&(x=a[i])&&x.oSrc;i++) x.src=x.oSrc;
}

function MM_preloadImages() { //v3.0
  var d=document; if(d.images){ if(!d.MM_p) d.MM_p=new Array();
    var i,j=d.MM_p.length,a=MM_preloadImages.arguments; for(i=0; i<a.length; i++)
    if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0){ d.MM_p[j]=new Image; d.MM_p[j++].src=a[i];}}
}

function MM_findObj(n, d) { //v3.0
  var p,i,x;  if(!d) d=document; if((p=n.indexOf("?"))>0&&parent.frames.length) {
    d=parent.frames[n.substring(p+1)].document; n=n.substring(0,p);}
  if(!(x=d[n])&&d.all) x=d.all[n]; for (i=0;!x&&i<d.forms.length;i++) x=d.forms[i][n];
  for(i=0;!x&&d.layers&&i<d.layers.length;i++) x=MM_findObj(n,d.layers[i].document); return x;
}

function MM_swapImage() { //v3.0
  var i,j=0,x,a=MM_swapImage.arguments; document.MM_sr=new Array; for(i=0;i<(a.length-2);i+=3)
   if ((x=MM_findObj(a[i]))!=null){document.MM_sr[j++]=x; if(!x.oSrc) x.oSrc=x.src; x.src=a[i+2];}
}

var popupWinNum = 0;


        function destroyPopup(window_name,counter,w,h) {
                if (counter > 0) {
                        oldwin = window.open("",window_name + (counter-1),"width="+w+",height="+h);
                        oldwin.close();
                }
        }

        function createPopup(url_name,window_name,counter,w,h,options) {
                if (options == null) { options=""; }
                destroyPopup(window_name,counter,w,h);
                winopts = "toolbar=" + (options.indexOf("toolbar") == -1 ? "no," : "yes,") +
                "location="  + (options.indexOf("location") == -1 ? "no," : "yes,") +
                "menubar=" + (options.indexOf("menubar") == -1 ? "no," : "yes,") +
                "scrollbars=" + (options.indexOf("scrollbars") == -1 ? "no," : "yes,") +
                "status=" + (options.indexOf("status") == -1 ? "no," : "yes,") +
                "resizable=" + (options.indexOf("resizable") == -1 ? "no," : "yes,") +
                "copyhistory=" + (options.indexOf("copyhistory") == -1 ? "no," : "yes,") +
                "width=" + w + ",height=" + h;
                window.open(url_name,window_name + counter,winopts);
        }