function winstat(text)

{

  setTimeout("window.status='"+text+"';",10);

}



function swap(img, newImage, txt)

{

	img.src = newImage.src;

	window.status = txt;

	return true;

}



function change_color(elm,mode)

{

	var item;

	if(document.getElementById){

	item = document.getElementById(elm);

	if(mode)

		item.style.backgroundColor = "#D9D6CA";

	else

		item.style.backgroundColor = "";

	}

}



function goloc(url)

{

	if(url.substr(0,7) == "http://")

		{

		window.open(url);

		return false;

		}

	else

		{

		location.href = url;

		}

	

}