//get rid of marching ants

onload = function() {
a_tags=document.getElementsByTagName('a')
for (i=0;i<a_tags.length;i++) {
a_tags[i].onfocus=blur_links
}
}

function blur_links() {
this.blur()
}




//opens pop up window with direct refill
function newWindow(textgif){textWindow=window.open(textgif, "textwin", "width=450,height=400,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,left=170,top=100");
	textWindow.focus()
	}


//preload images

function preloadimages(){
    var myimages=new Array()
    for (i=0; i < preloadimages.arguments.length; i++){
         myimages[i]=new Image()
         myimages[i].src=preloadimages.arguments[i]
    }
} 

preloadimages("bg3.gif","bg8.gif","banner5.gif","canreganim1.gif","cubecity.gif","mtccap.jpg","sproutcap.jpg","carletoncap.jpg","gkcap.jpg","gfbcap.jpg","office1.jpg","earth.gif","mancrest2.gif")