if (document.images)
{
    names = new Array('home', 'todays', 'about', 'services', 'contact', 'media','sources','search');
    on_Images = new Array();
    off_Images = new Array();
    for (j=0; j<=7; j++)
	{
	    on_Images[j] = new Image();
	    on_Images[j].src = "http://www.usnewswire.com/usn-graphics/nav_" + names[j] + "2.gif";
	    
	    off_Images[j] = new Image();
	    off_Images[j].src = "http://www.usnewswire.com/usn-graphics/nav_" + names[j] + "1.gif";
	}
}


// pass object ref and "left" or "top"
// from dyn-web.com technical support. much thanks. 
// buy their stuff instead of copying my stuff, you theif!
// function returns pixel for top or left of an object.

function getPageOffset(oNode, sOff)
{
	var off = "offset" + sOff.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + sOff.slice(1);
	var val = oNode[off];
	while ( (oNode = oNode.offsetParent) != null) 
	{
		val += oNode[off];
	}
	return val;
}

function imgOn(num)
{
	if (document.images)
	{
		document.getElementById(names[num]).src = on_Images[num].src;
	}
}

function imgOff(num)
{
	if(document.images)
	{
		document.getElementById(names[num]).src = off_Images[num].src;
	}
}

function loadPage(list)
{
	if (list.selectedIndex != 0)
	{
		if (list.options[list.selectedIndex].value == "services_washst.html?region=0")
		{
			location.href = "services_washnew.html?region=0";
		}
		else
		{
			location.href = list.options[list.selectedIndex].value;
		}
	}
}