function preloadPics() {
	b1_up = new Image();
	b1_up.src = 'images/topbuttons/b1_up.gif';
	b2_up = new Image();
	b2_up.src = 'images/topbuttons/b2_up.gif';
	b3_up = new Image();
	b3_up.src = 'images/topbuttons/b3_up.gif';
	b4_up = new Image();
	b4_up.src = 'images/topbuttons/b4_up.gif';
	b5_up = new Image();
	b5_up.src = 'images/topbuttons/b5_up.gif';
	b6_up = new Image();
	b6_up.src = 'images/topbuttons/b6_up.gif';
	
	b1_down = new Image();
	b1_down.src = 'images/topbuttons/b1_down.gif';
	b2_down = new Image();
	b2_down.src = 'images/topbuttons/b2_down.gif';
	b3_down = new Image();
	b3_down.src = 'images/topbuttons/b3_down.gif';
	b4_down = new Image();
	b4_down.src = 'images/topbuttons/b4_down.gif';
	b5_down = new Image();
	b5_down.src = 'images/topbuttons/b5_down.gif';
	b6_down = new Image();
	b6_down.src = 'images/topbuttons/b6_down.gif';
}

function changeMenuButton (direction, but) {
	if ('up' == direction) {
		document.getElementById(but).background = eval(but + '_up.src');
	}
	else if ('down' == direction) {
		document.getElementById(but).background = eval(but + '_down.src');
	}
}

function printDate() {
	var Months = new Array ("January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December");
	var Days = new Array ("Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday");		
	var Today = new Date();
	var newDate = Today.getDate();
	
	if (newDate < 10) { newDate = '0' + newDate; }
	
	document.writeln (Days[Today.getDay()] + ", " + Months[Today.getMonth()] + " " + newDate + ", " + Today.getFullYear());
}