var scriptsOn = 0
if ((navigator.appName == 'Netscape' && parseFloat(navigator.appVersion) >= 3) || (parseFloat(navigator.appVersion) >= 4)){scriptsOn = 1}

//ignore all the following scripting with older browsers
if (scriptsOn == 1){

//correct for the difference in path location between the second level

//rotate the news picture and headline
   var bannerDelay = 2000  //time in milliseconds
   var bannerNum = 1

    //the following lines avoid the irregular timing glitch in NN4
   var NN4Skip = 0
   if ((navigator.appName == 'Netscape') && (parseFloat(navigator.appVersion) >= 4)){
      NN4Skip = 1
   }

//preload pictures and headlines
bannerPhotos = new Array()

bannerPhotos[1] = new Image()
bannerPhotos[1].src = "/images/homeimg1.jpg"

bannerPhotos[2] = new Image()
bannerPhotos[2].src = "/images/homeimg2.jpg"

bannerPhotos[3] = new Image()
bannerPhotos[3].src = "/images/homeimg3.jpg"

bannerPhotos[4] = new Image()
bannerPhotos[4].src = "/images/homeimg4.jpg"

bannerPhotos[6] = new Image()
bannerPhotos[6].src = "/images/homeimg6.jpg"

} // end "if scriptsOn" statements (functions have to be outside of that in NN3)


   function rotateBanner(NN4Allow){
      if ((NN4Skip == 0) || (NN4Allow == 1)) { 
         bannerNum++
         if(bannerNum == bannerPhotos.length) {bannerNum = 1}
         eval(NNDoc + "bannerPhoto.src = bannerPhotos[bannerNum].src")
      }
   }
//account for different browsers' object models
var NNDoc = (navigator.appName.indexOf('Microsoft') != -1)? "" : "document."

if (NN4Skip == 1){setInterval("rotateBanner(1)",bannerDelay)}