// The Central Randomizer 1.3 (C) 1997 by Paul Houle (houle@msc.cornell.edu)
rnd.today=new Date();
rnd.seed=rnd.today.getTime();

function rnd() {
        rnd.seed = (rnd.seed*9301+49297) % 233280;
        return rnd.seed/(233280.0);
};

function rand(number) {
        return Math.ceil(rnd()*number);
};

function popUp(url) {
	props=window.open(url, "mypopup", "toolbars=0, scrollbars=1, location=0, statusbars=0, menubars=0, resizable=0, width=600,height=400");
};

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) {
		welcome_o = newImage("/images/welcome-o.gif");
		news_o = newImage("/images/news-o.gif");
		interviews_o = newImage("/images/interviews-o.gif");
		collective_o = newImage("/images/collective-o.gif");
		articles_o = newImage("/images/articles-o.gif");
		halflife_o = newImage("/images/halflife-o.gif");
		quake3_o = newImage("/images/quake3-o.gif");
		links_o = newImage("/images/links-o.gif");
		feedback_o = newImage("/images/feedback-o.gif");
		forums_o = newImage("/images/forums-o.gif");
		contact_o = newImage("/images/contact-o.gif");
		aboutme_o = newImage("/images/aboutme-o.gif");
//		telenation_o = newImage("/images/telenation-o.gif");
		preloadFlag = true;
	}
}