if(document.images)
  {
  homeD = new Image
  homeH = new Image
  surveyD = new Image
  surveyH = new Image
  forumsD = new Image
  forumsH = new Image
  mbD = new Image
  mbH = new Image
  lettersD = new Image
  lettersH = new Image
  calendarD = new Image
  calendarH = new Image
  jobsD = new Image
  jobsH = new Image
  programsD = new Image
  programsH = new Image
  dataD = new Image
  dataH = new Image
  linksD = new Image
  linksH = new Image
  feedbackD = new Image
  feedbackH = new Image
  newsD = new Image
  newsH = new Image
  conferenceD = new Image
  conferenceH = new Image
    
  homeD.src = "http://apo-observers.org/images/homeD.gif"
  homeH.src = "http://apo-observers.org/images/homeH.gif"
  surveyD.src = "http://apo-observers.org/images/surveyD.gif"
  surveyH.src = "http://apo-observers.org/images/surveyH.gif"
  forumsD.src = "http://apo-observers.org/images/forumsD.gif"
  forumsH.src = "http://apo-observers.org/images/forumsH.gif"
  mbD.src = "http://apo-observers.org/images/mbD.gif"
  mbH.src = "http://apo-observers.org/images/mbH.gif"
  lettersD.src = "http://apo-observers.org/images/lettersD.gif"
  lettersH.src = "http://apo-observers.org/images/lettersH.gif"
  calendarD.src = "http://apo-observers.org/images/calendarD.gif"
  calendarH.src = "http://apo-observers.org/images/calendarH.gif"
  jobsD.src = "http://apo-observers.org/images/jobsD.gif"
  jobsH.src = "http://apo-observers.org/images/jobsH.gif"
  programsD.src = "http://apo-observers.org/images/programsD.gif"
  programsH.src = "http://apo-observers.org/images/programsH.gif"
  dataD.src = "http://apo-observers.org/images/dataD.gif"
  dataH.src = "http://apo-observers.org/images/dataH.gif"
  linksD.src = "http://apo-observers.org/images/linksD.gif"
  linksH.src = "http://apo-observers.org/images/linksH.gif"
  feedbackH.src = "http://apo-observers.org/images/feedbackH.gif"
  feedbackD.src = "http://apo-observers.org/images/feedbackD.gif"
  newsH.src = "http://apo-observers.org/images/newsH.gif"
  newsD.src = "http://apo-observers.org/images/newsD.gif"
  conferenceH.src = "http://apo-observers.org/images/conferenceH.gif"
  conferenceD.src = "http://apo-observers.org/images/conferenceD.gif"
  }
  
  function chgImage(imgField,newImg){
  if(document.images){
  document[imgField].src=eval (newImg + ".src")
  }
  }
  
  function newWindow(bracket){
	  bracketWindow = window.open(bracket,"Bracket","width=773,height=580")
	  bracketWindow.focus()
  }

  function auto() {
    document.reload.submit();
  }

  function checkedBoxes(){
    var boxes = document.forms.form2.elements['duties[]'];
    var total = 0;
    for(var i=0, len=boxes.length;i<len;i++){
      if(boxes[i].checked){
        if(++total>5){
          alert ('Please Select Only 5!');
          boxes[i].checked=false;
        }
      }
    }
  }
  
  function checkedBoxes2(){
    var boxes = document.forms.form2.elements['mission[]'];
    var total = 0;
    for(var i=0,len=boxes.length;i<len;i++){
    if (boxes[i].checked){
      if(++total>5){
        alert ('Please Select Only 5!');
        boxes[i].checked=false;
      }
    }
    }
  }
    function checkedBoxes3(){
    var boxes = document.forms.form2.elements['supportTool[]'];
    var total = 0;
    for(var i=0,len=boxes.length;i<len;i++){
    if (boxes[i].checked){
      if(++total>5){
        alert ('Please Select Only 5!');
        boxes[i].checked=false;
      }
    }
    }
  }
  function checkedBoxes4(){
    var boxes = document.forms.form2.elements['contractorTool[]'];
    var total = 0;
    for(var i=0,len=boxes.length;i<len;i++){
    if (boxes[i].checked){
      if(++total>5){
        alert ('Please Select Only 5!');
        boxes[i].checked=false;
      }
    }
    }
  }

  function checkedBoxes5(){
    var boxes = document.forms.form2.elements['unionTool[]'];
    var total = 0;
    for(var i=0,len=boxes.length;i<len;i++){
    if (boxes[i].checked){
      if(++total>5){
        alert ('Please Select Only 5!');
        boxes[i].checked=false;
      }
    }
    }
  }  
  function validator() {
    badrank = false;
    rank(1,7);
    if (!badrank) {
      document.clear();
      return true;
    }
    else{
    return false;
    }
  }
  
  function rank(question, q_size) {
    var aLert1 = "";
    var aLert2 = "";
    var a = 0;
    var irate = "rink" + question;
    eval(irate + " = new Object();");
    var myrate = "";
    for (var x = 0; x < q_size; ++x) {
    myrate = "['rank[]'][x]";
  eval(irate + "[" + x + "] = document.forms.form2.elements" + myrate + ".selectedIndex");
  if (eval(irate + "[" + x + "]")) {
   ++a;
   for (var y = 0; y < x; ++y) {
    if (eval(irate + "[" + y + "]") == eval(irate + "[" + x + "]")) {
     aLert1 = "Please use each ranking only once.\n";
    }
   }
  }
 }

  if (a != q_size) {
    aLert2 = "Please rank all items.\n";
  }  
  var aLert = aLert1 + aLert2;
  if (aLert) {
    alert(aLert);
    badrank = true;
  }
}

  function checkGear(){
    var country=document.forms.myform.elements['country[]'];
    var program=document.forms.myform.elements['programs[]'];
    var boxes = document.forms.myform.elements['gear[]'];
    var days = document.forms.myform.elements['dExperience3[]'];
    for(var i=0,len=boxes.length;i<len;i++){
      if (boxes[i].checked && days[i].selectedIndex==0){
          alert('Please Enter the Number of Days For Each Gear Type');
          return false;
        }
      if (!boxes[i].checked && days[i].selectedIndex !=0){
          alert('Please Check the box next to the gear type, or change the days of experience back to "0 (no experience)"');
          return false;
            }
      }
      for(var j=0,len2=country.length;j<len2;j++){
        if(!country[j].checked){
          program[j].value=0;
        }
      }
  return true;
  }