<!--
//------ cim
//------ cim_global_vars.js / May 2005
//------ Author: Robert Mwangi (www.granas.ch)
//
		//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
		//--- global vars
		var g_strBrowser = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
		var g_intBrowsMajor = parseInt(navigator.appVersion);
		var g_intBrowsMinor = parseFloat(navigator.appVersion);
		var g_blnNS = ((g_strBrowser.indexOf('mozilla') != -1) && (g_strBrowser.indexOf('spoofer') == -1)
						&& (g_strBrowser.indexOf('compatible') == -1) && (g_strBrowser.indexOf('opera') == -1)
						&& (g_strBrowser.indexOf('webtv') == -1) && (g_strBrowser.indexOf('hotjava') == -1));
		var g_blnIE = ((g_strBrowser.indexOf("msie") != -1) && (g_strBrowser.indexOf("opera") == -1));
		var g_blnIE3 = (g_blnIE && (g_intBrowsMajor < 4));
		var g_blnIE4 = (g_blnIE && (g_intBrowsMajor == 4) && (g_strBrowser.indexOf("msie 4") != -1));
		var g_blnApple = (g_strBrowser.indexOf('applewebkit') != -1 ? 1 : 0);
		//---
		var g_blnNS6up = (g_blnNS && (g_intBrowsMajor >= 5));
		var g_blnIE5up = (g_blnIE && !g_blnIE3 && !g_blnIE4);
		var g_blnDHTML = (document.getElementById) ? true : false;
		//
		//--- cimARTICLES Tickers - setInterval var
		var g_intCimArticlesCurrentIndex = 0;
		var g_objCimArticlesTickerInterval = null;
		var g_objCimArticlesTickerTimeout = null;
		//
		//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//-->