   function displayThumb(string,src)
    {
      Tip('<img alt="'+string+'" src="'+src+'" width="140">',TITLE,string,BORDERCOLOR,'#000000',WIDTH,140,TITLEBGCOLOR,'#ff7302',TITLEFONTCOLOR,'#FFFFFF',TITLEFONTSIZE,'10px')
    }

   function detectBrowser()
    {
      var browser=navigator.appName;
      var ver=0;
      if(browser=="Microsoft Internet Explorer")
       {
         if (/MSIE (\d+\.\d+);/.test(navigator.userAgent))
          {
            var ieversion=new Number(RegExp.$1) // capture x.x portion and store as a number
            if (ieversion>=8)
              document.write("<link href=\"styles/main_ie.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text/css\"/>");
            else 
              if (ieversion>=7)
                document.write("<link href=\"styles/main_ie.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text/css\"/>");
              else
                if (ieversion>=6)
                  document.write("<link href=\"styles/main_ie6.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text/css\"/>");
                else
                  if (ieversion>=5)
                    document.write("<link href=\"styles/main_ie6.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text/css\"/>");
          }
         else document.write("<link href=\"styles/main_ie6.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text/css\"/>");
       }
      else
       {
         document.write("<link href=\"styles/main.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text/css\"/>");
       }
    }

   function getString(string,i)
    {
	  word='';
	  while(i<string.length)
	   {
	     word=word+string[i];
		 i++;	
       }	
      return word; 
	}

   function stringCompare(string,string2)
    {
      i=0;	
	  while(i<string.length)
	   {
	     if(getString(string,i)==string2) return 1;	
         i++;
	   }
      if(getString(string,i)==string2) return 1;
	  return 0;	
	}

   function isvisible(string,string2,string3)
    {
      if((string==string2) || (stringCompare(string,string2))) return string3;
      else return string2;
    }

   function ratingOnOver(name,rate,max)
    {	 
      var i_char="";	
      for(i=1;i<=rate;i++)
       { 
         document.getElementById(name + i).style.backgroundImage = "url(images/star.gif)";	
       }  		
      while(i<=max)
       {
         document.getElementById(name + i).style.backgroundImage = "url(images/starEmpty.gif)";	
	 i++;	
       }
    }

   function startTime()
    {
      var today=new Date();
      var h=today.getHours();
      var m=today.getMinutes();
      var s=today.getSeconds();
      // add a zero in front of numbers<10
      m=checkTime(m);
      s=checkTime(s);
      document.getElementById('timer').innerHTML=today.toLocaleDateString()+" "+h+":"+m+":"+s;
      t=setTimeout('startTime()',500);
    }

   function checkTime(i)
    {
      if (i<10)
       {
         i="0" + i;
       }
      return i;
    }
    
      function Show(id,string)
    {
	  document.getElementById(id).style.visibility=string;	
	}
  
   function setDefault()
    {
      id=arguments;	
      for(i=0;i<id.length;i++)
	   {	
	   	 //obj_s=document.getElementById(id[i]);
         obj=document.getElementById(id[i]+'_down');
	     //height=obj_s.offsetHeight;
	     //y=obj_s.offsetTop;
	     //x=obj_s.offsetLeft;
	     obj.style.position = "absolute";
         //obj.style.top=y+height;
         //obj.style.left=x;
       }  
	} 
