function MM_preloadImages() { //v3.0
    var d=document; if(d.images){ if(!d.MM_p) d.MM_p=new Array();
    var i,j=d.MM_p.length,a=MM_preloadImages.arguments; for(i=0; i<a.length; i++)
    if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0){ d.MM_p[j]=new Image; d.MM_p[j++].src=a[i];}}
  }

  function checkDate(pDate) {
    var arrMonthDays = new Array(0,31,28,31,30,31,30,31,31,30,31,30,31);  
    var arrDate;
    if (pDate == '') {
      return (true);
    }
    else {
      if ((''+pDate).indexOf('-') >= 0) 
        arrDate = (''+pDate).split('-');
      else if ((''+pDate).indexOf('/') >= 0)  
        arrDate = (''+pDate).split('/');
      else {  
        return (false);
      }
      if (arrDate.length != 3) {
        return (false);
      }
      else if ( (isNaN((''+arrDate[0]).replace(/0/g,''))) ||
                (isNaN((''+arrDate[1]).replace(/0/g,''))) ||
                (isNaN((''+arrDate[2]).replace(/0/g,'')))) {
        return (false); 
      }
      else if ((arrDate[0] <= 0) || (arrDate[1] <= 0) || (arrDate[2] <= 0) || (arrDate[0] > 31) 
                || (arrDate[1] > 12) || (arrDate[2] <= 1900) || (arrDate[2] >= 2100)) {
        return (false);
      }
      else if (arrDate[0] > arrMonthDays[parseInt((''+arrDate[1]).replace(/0/,''))]) {
        return (false);
      }
      return (true);
    }
  }