function preloadImages() {
	return true;
}

/*
// --- image swap functions:
function newImage(arg) {  
     if (document./umhome/images) {
          rslt = new Image();
          rslt.src = arg;
          return rslt;
     }
}


function change/umhome/images() {
     if (document./umhome/images && (preloadFlag == true)) {
          for (var i=0; i<change/umhome/images.arguments.length; i+=2) {
               document[change/umhome/images.arguments[i]].src = change/umhome/images.arguments[i+1];
          }
     }
}
// --- image preloader function:
var preloadFlag = false;
function preload/umhome/images() { 
	if (document./umhome/images) {
		// meta nav:
		siteindexon = newImage("/umhome/images/meta_nav/meta_02_on.gif");
		contacton = newImage("/umhome/images/meta_nav/meta_03_on.gif");
		finderon = newImage("/umhome/images/meta_nav/meta_04_on.gif");
		portalon = newImage("/umhome/images/meta_nav/meta_05_on.gif");
		// home page top nav:
		admissionson = newImage("/umhome/images/home_nav/home_01_on.gif");
		academicson = newImage("/umhome/images/home_nav/home_02_on.gif");
		researchon = newImage("/umhome/images/home_nav/home_03_on.gif");
		studentlifeon = newImage("/umhome/images/home_nav/home_04_on.gif");
		athleticson = newImage("/umhome/images/home_nav/home_05_on.gif");
		alumnion = newImage("/umhome/images/home_nav/home_06_on.gif");
		// news and events headers (home page news & events listing):
		newson = newImage("/umhome/images/news_on.gif");
		featuredon = newImage("/umhome/images/featured_on.gif");
		// side nav (home page):
		abouton = newImage("/umhome/images/side_nav/side_01_on.gif");
		visiton = newImage("/umhome/images/side_nav/side_02_on.gif");
		serviceson = newImage("/umhome/images/side_nav/side_03_on.gif");
		libraryon = newImage("/umhome/images/side_nav/side_04_on.gif");
		techon = newImage("/umhome/images/side_nav/side_05_on.gif");
		publicon = newImage("/umhome/images/side_nav/side_06_on.gif");
		supporton = newImage("/umhome/images/side_nav/side_07_on.gif");
		umailon = newImage("/umhome/images/side_nav/side_umail_on.gif");
		spireon = newImage("/umhome/images/side_nav/side_spire_on.gif");
		// main nav (interior pages):
		admissions2on = newImage("/umhome/images/main_nav/main_01_on.gif");
		academics2on = newImage("/umhome/images/main_nav/main_02_on.gif");
		research2on = newImage("/umhome/images/main_nav/main_03_on.gif");
		studentlife2on = newImage("/umhome/images/main_nav/main_04_on.gif");
		athletics2on = newImage("/umhome/images/main_nav/main_05_on.gif");
		alumni2on = newImage("/umhome/images/main_nav/main_06_on.gif");
		news2on = newImage("/umhome/images/main_nav/main_07_on.gif");
		events2on = newImage("/umhome/images/main_nav/main_08_on.gif");
		// calendar sidebar nav:
		todayon = newImage("/umhome/images/events_nav/events_01_on.gif");
		thisweekon = newImage("/umhome/images/events_nav/events_02_on.gif");
		thismonthon = newImage("/umhome/images/events_nav/events_03_on.gif");
		academiccalon = newImage("/umhome/images/events_nav/events_04_on.gif");
		submiteventon = newImage("/umhome/images/events_nav/events_05_on.gif");	
		// news page sidebar nav:	
		umnewson = newImage("/umhome/images/news_nav/news_01_on.gif");
		uminthenewson = newImage("/umhome/images/news_nav/news_02_on.gif");
		oncampusnewson = newImage("/umhome/images/news_nav/news_03_on.gif");
		newsumailon = newImage("/umhome/images/news_nav/news_umail_on.gif");
		newsspireon = newImage("/umhome/images/news_nav/news_spire_on.gif");
		newssubmiton = newImage("/umhome/images/news_nav/news_submit_on.gif");
		preloadFlag = true;
	}
}
*/

function compareDates (year1, month1, date1, message) {
	var answer = 1;
	//alert("year:" + year1 + "  month:" + month1 + "  date:" + date1);
	//only do the comparison if all dates were sent.
	if ((year1 * 1) && (month1 * 1) && (date1 * 1)){
	   //set up today's date
		var now = new Date();
		currentYear = now.getYear();
		if (currentYear < 1000) { currentYear = currentYear + 1900; }
		//alert ("currentYear: " + currentYear);
		var now = new Date( currentYear,now.getMonth(),now.getDate());
		var userDate = new Date(year1, month1-1, date1);
		//alert("now: " + now);
		//alert ("userdate: " + userDate);
		if (now > userDate){
			return confirm(message + " Do you still want to submit this item?");
		} else { 
			return 1;
		}
	} else {
		return 1;
	}
}

function llama() {
	document.write("llama");
}