function openit(linkurl) {
var newwin = window.open(linkurl,linkurl.length,'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=yes,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=650,height=445');
newwin.focus();
}

// added since javascript cant open a window without being babysat
//  linkurl.length becomes the name of the new window
//  focus() had to be added in the  headers of the individually-called files




//  this block of functions are for the image swapping


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) {
	// these are the images for the BUTTONS
		buttonpanel2_01_buttonpanel2_npp_over = newImage("imgs/buttonpanel2_01-buttonpanel.jpg");
		buttonpanel2_npp_over = newImage("imgs/buttonpanel2_npp-over.gif");
		buttonpanel2_DOE_over = newImage("imgs/buttonpanel2_DOE-over.jpg");
		buttonpanel2_uranium_over = newImage("imgs/buttonpanel2_uranium-over.gif");
		buttonpanel2_pantex_over = newImage("imgs/buttonpanel2_pantex-over.gif");
		buttonpanel2_pollution_over = newImage("imgs/buttonpanel2_pollution-over.gif");
		buttonpanel2_wipp_over = newImage("imgs/buttonpanel2_wipp-over.gif");
		buttonpanel2_alts_over = newImage("imgs/buttonpanel2_alts-over.gif");
		buttonpanel2_snf_over = newImage("imgs/buttonpanel2_snf-over.gif");
		buttonpanel2_transport_over = newImage("imgs/buttonpanel2_transport-over.gif");
		buttonpanel2_whist_over = newImage("imgs/buttonpanel2_whist-over.gif");
		buttonpanel2_wcs_over = newImage("imgs/buttonpanel2_wcs-over.gif");
		buttonpanel2_types_over = newImage("imgs/buttonpanel2_types-over.gif");
		buttonpanel2_amounts_over = newImage("imgs/buttonpanel2_amounts-over.gif");
		buttonpanel2_decay_over = newImage("imgs/buttonpanel2_decay-over.gif");
		buttonpanel2_compact_over = newImage("imgs/buttonpanel2_compact-over.gif");
		buttonpanel2_fission_over = newImage("imgs/buttonpanel2_fission-over.gif");
		buttonpanel2_gni_over = newImage("imgs/buttonpanel2_gni-over.gif");
		buttonpanel2_health_over = newImage("imgs/buttonpanel2_health-over.gif");
		buttonpanel2_ntl_llw_over = newImage("imgs/buttonpanel2_ntl-llw-over.gif");
		buttonpanel2_units_over = newImage("imgs/buttonpanel2_units-over.gif");
		buttonpanel2_ai_over = newImage("imgs/buttonpanel2_ai-over.gif");
		buttonpanel2_glossary_over = newImage("imgs/buttonpanel2_glossary-over.gif");
	// these are the images for the TEEVEE, also in the order listed below- no need to turn them off
		npp_video = newImage("imgs/stpsm.jpg");
		doe_video = newImage("imgs/doe-sm.jpg");
		mining_video = newImage("imgs/urmenusm.jpg");
		pantex_video = newImage("imgs/pantex-sm.jpg");
		pollution_video = newImage("imgs/airmenu3sm.jpg");
		wipp_video = newImage("imgs/wipp-sm.jpg");
		alts_video = newImage("imgs/altmenusm.jpg");
		snf_video = newImage("imgs/hlw-sm.jpg");		
		transport_video = newImage("imgs/transport-sm.jpg");
		history_video = newImage("imgs/whistsm.jpg");			
		wcs_video = newImage("imgs/wcs-sm.jpg");		
		wtypes_video = newImage("imgs/wastetypes-sm.jpg");
		amounts_video = newImage("imgs/amounts_sm.jpg");			
		radtypes_video = newImage("imgs/decaymenusm.jpg");		
		compact_video = newImage("imgs/compact-sm.jpg");
		fission_video = newImage("imgs/chainreactionsm.jpg");			
		bankrupt_video = newImage("imgs/gni-sm.jpg");		
		health_video = newImage("imgs/healthmenusm.jpg");
		natl_llw_video = newImage("imgs/natlllw-sm.jpg");			
		units_video = newImage("imgs/unitssm.jpg");		
		ai_video = newImage("imgs/ai-sm.jpg");
		gloss_video = newImage("imgs/gloss-sm.jpg");	
	// oh yeah- dont forget the ones for the top menu!
			about_button = newImage("about1.jpg");	
			overview_button = newImage("overview1.jpg");	
			map_button = newImage("map1.jpg");	
			gloss_top_button = newImage("glossary1.jpg");	
			action_button = newImage("action1.jpg");	
			donate_button = newImage("donate1.jpg");	
			links_button = newImage("links1.jpg");	
	// wrap it up!	
		preloadFlag = true;
	}
}



//   end imageswap