// function for status bar message for hrefs
function setStatus(msg)	{
  status = msg
  return true
}

var isIMG = document.images;

if (isIMG){
	(new Image()).src='http://www.maitrhea.com/images/mnL0_self_on.gif';
	(new Image()).src='http://www.maitrhea.com/images/mnL0_family_on.gif';
	(new Image()).src='http://www.maitrhea.com/images/mnL0_society_on.gif';
	(new Image()).src='http://www.maitrhea.com/images/mnL0_earth_on.gif';
	(new Image()).src='http://www.maitrhea.com/images/mnL0_universe_on.gif';
	(new Image()).src='http://www.maitrhea.com/images/mnL0_earth_on.gif';
	(new Image()).src='http://www.maitrhea.com/images/mnL1_self_on.gif';
	(new Image()).src='http://www.maitrhea.com/images/mnL1_family_on.gif';
	(new Image()).src='http://www.maitrhea.com/images/mnL1_society_on.gif';
	(new Image()).src='http://www.maitrhea.com/images/mnL1_earth_on.gif';
	(new Image()).src='http://www.maitrhea.com/images/mnL1_universe_on.gif';
	(new Image()).src='http://www.maitrhea.com/images/mnL1_earth_on.gif';
	(new Image()).src='http://www.maitrhea.com/images/mntop_resource_on.gif';
	(new Image()).src='http://www.maitrhea.com/images/mntop_retreat_on.gif';
	(new Image()).src='http://www.maitrhea.com/images/mntop_bulletin_on.gif';
	(new Image()).src='http://www.maitrhea.com/images/mntop_about_on.gif';
}
//preloader image function
function newImage(imgName){
      if (isIMG){
          document[imgName].src = (document[imgName].src.indexOf('on.gif') != -1) ? 'http://www.maitrhea.com/images/'+imgName+'off.gif' : 'http://www.maitrhea.com/images/'+imgName+'on.gif';
	    }	
	}