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//preload images for better viewing

if (document.images) {

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}

//func() to handle mouseover
//imgOff is off image
//imgOn is on image
function rollOver(imgOff,imgOn) {

   if (document.images)
   {
   document.images[imgOff].src = eval(imgOn + ".src")
   }
}

//func to open popup window for gallery
function openit(url, title, options)
{
	window.open(url, title, options);
}

//func() to get and format date then display it
function thedate()
{

  var Today = new Date();
  var day, month, year; 
  var datestring ="";
  
  switch (Today.getDay()) {
    case 0:
      day = "Sunday";
      break;
    case 1:
      day = "Monday";
      break;
    case 2:
      day = "Tuesday";
      break;
    case 3:
      day = "Wednesday";
      break;
    case 4:
      day = "Thursday";
      break;
    case 5:
      day = "Friday";
      break;
    case 6:
      day = "Saturday";
      break;
  } 

  switch (Today.getMonth()) {
    case 0:
      month = "January";
      break;
    case 1:
      month = "February";
      break;
    case 2:
      month = "March";
      break;
    case 3:
      month = "April";
      break;
    case 4:
      month = "May";
      break;
    case 5:
      month = "June";
      break;
    case 6:
      month = "July";
      break;
    case 7:
      month = "August";
      break;
    case 8:
      month = "September";
      break;
    case 9:
      month = "October";
      break;
    case 10:
      month = "November";
      break;
    case 11:
      month = "December";
      break;
  } 

  todaydate = Today.getDate();
  year = Today.getYear();
  datestring +=  month + " " + todaydate + ", " + 2008;

  document.write("<FONT COLOR=#616365 FACE=ARIAL SIZE=2><B>" + datestring);
}
function m2s(x)
{
	var m=x+'@Amand';
	m+='aHowla';
	m+='nd.com';
	x='<a href=\'mai';
	x+='lto:';
	x+=m;
	x+='\'>'
	x+=m;
	x+='</a>';
	document.write(x);
}