if (document.images) {

	menu_homeOn = new Image
	menu_homeOff = new Image
	menu_homeOn.src = '../skin1/EMGimg/menu_home_off.jpg'
	menu_homeOff.src = '../skin1/EMGimg/menu_home_on.jpg'

	menu_new_usersOn = new Image
	menu_new_usersOff = new Image
	menu_new_usersOn.src = '../skin1/EMGimg/menu_new_users_off.jpg'
	menu_new_usersOff.src = '../skin1/EMGimg/menu_new_users_on.jpg'

	menu_favoritesOn = new Image
	menu_favoritesOff = new Image
	menu_favoritesOn.src = '../skin1/EMGimg/menu_favorites_off.jpg'
	menu_favoritesOff.src = '../skin1/EMGimg/menu_favorites_on.jpg'

	menu_newsOn = new Image
	menu_newsOff = new Image
	menu_newsOn.src = '../skin1/EMGimg/menu_news_off.jpg'
	menu_newsOff.src = '../skin1/EMGimg/menu_news_on.jpg'

	menu_companyOn = new Image
	menu_companyOff = new Image
	menu_companyOn.src = '../skin1/EMGimg/menu_company_off.jpg'
	menu_companyOff.src = '../skin1/EMGimg/menu_company_on.jpg'

	menu_contactOn = new Image
	menu_contactOff = new Image
	menu_contactOn.src = '../skin1/EMGimg/menu_contact_us_off.jpg'
	menu_contactOff.src = '../skin1/EMGimg/menu_contact_us_on.jpg'


	menu_helpOn = new Image
	menu_helpOff = new Image
	menu_helpOn.src = '../skin1/EMGimg/menu_help_off.jpg'
	menu_helpOff.src = '../skin1/EMGimg/menu_help_on.jpg'

	menu_faqOn = new Image
	menu_faqOff = new Image
	menu_faqOn.src = '../skin1/EMGimg/menu_faq_off.jpg'
	menu_faqOff.src = '../skin1/EMGimg/menu_faq_on.jpg'

	menu_accountOn = new Image
	menu_accountOff = new Image
	menu_accountOn.src = '../skin1/EMGimg/menu_my_account_off.jpg'
	menu_accountOff.src = '../skin1/EMGimg/menu_my_account_on.jpg'

}


function popSmallWindow(URL, x, y)	{
  	newWindow = window.open(URL,"popSmall","width="+x+",height="+y+"");
	}

function openHelpWindow(path)
{
	hw=window.open(path,"helpwin","height=565,width=525,scrollbars=no,status=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resizable=no,titlebar=no");
if((navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf("msie")==-1)||(parseInt(navigator.appVersion)>=5))
	hw.focus();
}

function addBookmark(title,url) {
if (window.sidebar) { 
window.sidebar.addPanel(title, url,""); 
} else if( document.all ) {
window.external.AddFavorite( url, title);
} else if( window.opera && window.print ) {
return true;
}
}

//function GetFlashVars() {
//	window.document.BSFlash.SetVariable ("bg", "0xC5BD94");
//	window.document.BSFlash.SetVariable ("tx", "0x151614");
//	window.document.BSFlash.SetVariable ("site", '{$vs.site_id}');
//}

function checkIfSpecialCharacter(event) {


   if (event.keyCode){
      key = event.keyCode
}
   else if (event.which){
      key = event.which;
}
   if ((key> 31 && key< 45) || (key > 45 && key< 48)|| (key > 57 && key < 65) || (key > 90 && key < 95) || (key > 95 && key < 97) ||  (key > 122)) {  
    alert("Illegal character: " + String.fromCharCode(key)  + "\n\nOnly Numbers, Letters, _ (underscore) and - (dash) are allowed!");
    event.returnValue = false;
    return false;
  }
}