function MM_preloadImages() { //v3.0
  var d=document; if(d.images){ if(!d.MM_p) d.MM_p=new Array();
  var i,j=d.MM_p.length,a=MM_preloadImages.arguments; for(i=0; i<a.length; i++)
  if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0){ d.MM_p[j]=new Image; d.MM_p[j++].src=a[i];}}
}

function swap(thing, newImage) {
  thing.src="images/"+newImage+".gif";
  return true;
}

function swapServlet(thing, newImage) {
  thing.src="../../temp/images/"+newImage+".gif";
  return true;
}

function getDateYear() {

  var Today = new Date();
  var Year = Today.getYear();
  if(Year< 1900) { Year += 1900; }

  return Year;
}