function stripSpaces(x) {
    while (x.substring(0,1) == ' ') 
		x = x.substring(1);
    return x;
}

function empty(x) { 
	if (x.length > 0) 
		return false; 
	else 
		return true; 
}

function win(fileName) {
     myFloater = window.open('','myWindow','scrollbars=no,status=no,width=750,height=550');
     myFloater.location.href = fileName;
}

function newImage(arg) {
	if (document.images) {
		rslt = new Image();
		rslt.src = arg;
		return rslt;
	}
}

function changeImages() {
	if (document.images && (preloadFlag == true)) {
		for (var i=0; i<changeImages.arguments.length; i+=2) {
			document[changeImages.arguments[i]].src = changeImages.arguments[i+1];
		}
	}
}

var preloadFlag = false;
function preloadImages() {
	if (document.images) {
		index_12_index_03_over = newImage("images/index_12-index_03_over.gif");
		index_13_index_04_over = newImage("images/index_13-index_04_over.gif");
		index_13_index_05_over = newImage("images/index_13-index_05_over.gif");
		index_14_index_05_over = newImage("images/index_14-index_05_over.gif");
		index_15_index_05_over = newImage("images/index_15-index_05_over.gif");
		index_15_index_06_over = newImage("images/index_15-index_06_over.gif");
		index_16_index_06_over = newImage("images/index_16-index_06_over.gif");
		index_16_index_07_over = newImage("images/index_16-index_07_over.gif");
		index_17_index_08_over = newImage("images/index_17-index_08_over.gif");
		index_21_over = newImage("images/index_21-over.gif");
		index_22_over = newImage("images/index_22-over.gif");
		index_23_over = newImage("images/index_23-over.gif");
		index_24_over = newImage("images/index_24-over.gif");
		preloadFlag = true;
	}
}

function cancel(url) {
	location.href = url;
}