if (document.images) {
///////// PROFILE THUMBNAILS /////////
		image1 = new Image();      
//		image1.src = "http://sitesys.vo.llnwd.net/o1/iscontent/14212/14222/http://sitesys.vo.llnwd.net/o1/iscontent/16980/16994/assets/bg.jpg"; 
		
		image2 = new Image();      
//		image2.src = "http://sitesys.vo.llnwd.net/o1/iscontent/14212/14222/http://sitesys.vo.llnwd.net/o1/iscontent/16980/16994/assets/index.jpg"; 
		
	}

function hideMe(l_obj){
	l_obj.style.visibility='hidden';
}
	
function popWin(url,height,width,toolbar,menubar,locationbar,scroll,resize,status,name) {

		var Browser
		var spec

		spec = "status="+status+",toolbar="+toolbar+",menubar="+menubar+",location="+locationbar+",scrollbars="+scroll+",resizable="+resize+",height="+height+",width="+width;

		remote = window.open(url, name, spec);
		remote.focus();
		remote.location.href = url;
		}

function createCookie(name,value,days) {
	if (days) {
		var date = new Date();
		date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
		var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
	}
	else var expires = "";
	document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
}

function readCookie(name) {
	var nameEQ = name + "=";
	var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
	for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
		var c = ca[i];
		while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
		if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
	}
	return null;
}

function eraseCookie(name) {
	createCookie(name,"",-1);
}

function shortDate()
{
    var today = new Date();
    var year = today.getFullYear();
    return (today.getMonth()+1) + "/" + today.getDate() + "/" + year;
}