function AskOwenEmail(){
tmp_address = 'askowen*ed.com.au';
tmp_address = tmp_address.split("*");
tmp_address = tmp_address.join("@");
window.open ('mailto:'+tmp_address,'_blank');
}
//onMouseover="return hidestatus()"
// tmp_address = tmp_address + '?subject=Contact&cc=ablaze@ed.com.au';

function makeDoubleDelegate(function1, function2) {
    return function() {
        if (function1)
            function1();
        if (function2)
            function2();
    }
}

function convertmail (tmp_address) {
tmp_address = tmp_address.split("*");
tmp_address = tmp_address.join("@");
window.open ('mailto:'+tmp_address,'_blank');
}

function closeW() 
{ 
window.opener='X'; 
window.open('','_parent',''); 
window.close();
}
function showStatus(sMsg) {
    window.status = sMsg ;
    return true ;
}

//configure status message to show
var statusmsg=""

function hidestatus(){
//window.status=statusmsg
window.status="      "
return true
}

function scroll(jumpSpaces,position) {
var msg = "Welcome to the Web Site of Owen Edwards"
var out = ""
if (killScroll) {return false} 
for (var i=0; i<position; i++){
out += msg.charAt(i)}
for (i=1;i<jumpSpaces;i++) {
out += " "}
out += msg.charAt(position)
window.status = out
if (jumpSpaces <= 1) {
position++
if (msg.charAt(position) == ' ') {
position++ }
jumpSpaces = 100-position        
}
else if (jumpSpaces >  3) {
jumpSpaces *= .75}
else {
jumpSpaces--}
if (position != msg.length) {
var cmd = "scroll(" + jumpSpaces + "," + position + ")";
scrollID = window.setTimeout(cmd,5);
} 
else {
scrolling = false
return false}
return true;
}
function startScroller() {
if (scrolling)
if (!confirm('Re-initialize snapIn?'))
return false
killScroll = true
scrolling = true
var killID = window.setTimeout('killScroll=false',6)
scrollID = window.setTimeout('scroll(100,0)',10)
return true
}
var scrollID = Object
var scrolling = false
var killScroll = false
// End -->