function popWindow(theURL,winName,features) {window.open(theURL,winName,features);}

/* the window opener function is called with the following anchor syntax:
<a href="javascript:popWindow('url','','toolbar=yes,location=yes,status=yes,menubar=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=800,height=600')">Link
Name</a> */

function doPreload()
{
  var the_images = new Array('uploads/images/templates/bio3x/box_animal.gif','uploads/images/templates/bio3x/box_athletics.gif','uploads/images/templates/bio3x/box_paints.gif','uploads/images/templates/bio3x/box_personal.gif','uploads/images/templates/bio3x/box_remidiation.gif');
  preloadImages(the_images);
}

function preloadImages(the_images)
{
  for(loop = 0; loop < the_images.length; loop++)
  {
    var an_image = new Image();
    an_image.src = the_images[loop];
  }
}