function showMessage()
{
	if (document.getElementById)
	{
		document.getElementById("loading").style.visibility = "visible";
	}
	else if (document.layers)
	{
		document.loading.visibility = "show";
	}
	else if (document.all)
	{
		document.all.item("loading").style.visibility = "visible";
	}
}

function hideMessage()
{
	if (document.getElementById)
	{
		document.getElementById("loading").style.visibility = "hidden";
	}
	else if (document.layers)
	{
		document.loading.visibility = "hide";
	}
	else if (document.all)
	{
		document.all.item("loading").style.visibility = "hidden";
	}
}

function animateStatusMessage()
{
	statusText = window.status;
  switch(statusText)
  {
  	case "Loading Please Be Patient" :
    	window.status = "Loading Please Be Patient.";
    	break;
   	case "Loading Please Be Patient." :
   		window.status = "Loading Please Be Patient. .";
   		break;
    case "Loading Please Be Patient. ." :
    	window.status = "Loading Please Be Patient. . .";
    	break;
    case "Loading Please Be Patient. . ." :
    	window.status = "Loading Please Be Patient. . . .";
    	break;
    default :
    	window.status = "Loading Please Be Patient";
   }

   return true;
}

function animatePageMessage()
{
	if (document.getElementById)
	{
 	 	if (document.getElementById("message").innerHTML == ". . .")
 	 	{
 	 		document.getElementById("message").innerHTML = "";
 	 	}
 	 	else if (document.getElementById("message").innerHTML == "")
 	 	{
	 		document.getElementById("message").innerHTML = ".";
	 	}
	 	else if (document.getElementById("message").innerHTML == ".")
	 	{
	 		document.getElementById("message").innerHTML = ". .";
   	}
   	else if (document.getElementById("message").innerHTML == ". .")
	 	{
	 		document.getElementById("message").innerHTML = ". . .";
   	}
	}
}

function showCurrentYear()
{
	var now = new Date();
	var theYear = now.getYear()
  if (theYear < 2000)
  {
  	theYear += 1900;
  }
	document.write(theYear);
}