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

function preloadImages() {
  if (document.images) {
    nav_careers_over = newImage("images/nav_careers_over.gif");
    nav_sitemap_over = newImage("images/nav_sitemap_over.gif");
    nav_contact_over = newImage("images/nav_contact_over.gif");
    nav_home_over = newImage("images/nav_home_over.gif");
    nav_about_over = newImage("images/nav_about_over.gif");
    nav_companies_over = newImage("images/nav_companies_over.gif");
    nav_services_over = newImage("images/nav_services_over.gif");
    nav_clients_over = newImage("images/nav_clients_over.gif");
  }
}

function r_on(i) {
  if (document.images) { 
    if (document[i].src.indexOf("down") < 0) {
      document[i].src = "images/" + i + "_over.gif"; 
    }
  }
}

function r_off(i) {
  if (document.images) { 
    if (document[i].src.indexOf("down") < 0) {
      document[i].src = "images/" + i + ".gif"; 
    }
  }
}

function poppup(page) {
  popUpWin = window.open(page,'PopWin','resizeable=no,scrollbars=yes,top=0,left=0,width=220,height=350');
}


function open_window(url){
	ansver=window.open(url,"ansver","width=500,height=400,toolbar=yes,directories=0,status=0,menubar=yes,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes");
	}	 

function leaveSite3(site) {

   if (confirm('Please note: You are about to leave the Vanadium Group site. \n\nIf you do not wish to leave this site, click Cancel.  Or, click OK to continue. ') == 1) {

      window.open(site, 'perceptions','toolbar=yes,width=800,height=600,directories=no,status=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,menubar=yes')
      //window.open(site)
   }
}

//added by D. Camp on 08/23/04 to support display of SSI Article
function ssi_1() {
//alert("got to ssi_1 function in default.js");
	rtn = window.open("article_1.html","ssiarticle","width=875,scrollbars");
}
function ssi_1test(huh) {
	alert("got to ssi_1test function in default.js and huh = " + huh);
//	rtn = window.open("article_1.html","ssiarticle","width=875,scrollbars");
}