function statusSetter() {
  window.defaultStatus = "AIN Europe" ;
  window.status = window.defaultStatus ;
  var cS = ( screen.colorDepth === undefined) ? ( screen.pixelDepth ) : ( screen.colorDepth ) ;
  var preload = new Image;
  preload.src = "/graphics/home_d.png" + ( cS === undefined ? "" : "?"+cS.toString() ) ;
}

function gifChange( gifName, gifID, statusText ){
  document.images[gifName].src=gifID;
  window.status=statusText;
  return true;
}

function openMap(){window.open('maplink.html', 'maplink');}

function offSite( URL ){
  var preload = new Image;
  preload.src = "/graphics/tryopen.gif?" + URL.substring(7) ;
  window.open( URL, 'offSite');	//work arround for strict deprecation of target
}