function makeNav(){
var ul = document.createElement("UL");
ul.id = "top_level_nav";
var linkData = {"Home":"index",
"Sports":"sports",
"Politics":"politics",
"Graphics":"graphics"
};
for(var link in linkData) ul.appendChild(getLi(linkData[link],link));
document.getElementById("navigation").appendChild(ul);
}
function getLi(sUrl,sText){
 //create a list item and call for the link that t contains
 var li = document.createElement("LI");
 //append the child link
 li.appendChild(createLink(sUrl,sText));
 //return the completed list item
 return li;
}
function createLink(sUrl,sText){
 //the base url
 var sBase = "http://baerwcb.tripod.com/"
 //the extension
 var sExt = ".html";
 //create a link
 var a = document.createElement("A");
 //build the url
 a.href = sBase + sUrl + sExt;
 //create a text node and append it to the link
 a.appendChild(document.createTextNode(sText));
 //return the link
 return a;
}
onload = makeNav;

function createBanner(){
 //create a link
 var a = document.createElement("A");
 a.href = "http://baerwcb.tripod.com/";
 with(a.style){
  backgroundImage = "url(http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/954/headerdv6.jpg)";
  backgroundPosition = "top";
  display = "block";
  height = "100px";
  width = "525px";
  position = "absolute";
  top = "5px";
  marginLeft = "-5px";
 }
 var span = document.createElement("SPAN");
 a.appendChild(span);
 document.getElementById("masthead").appendChild(a);
}
onload = function(){
         createBanner();
         makeNav();
         makeSupplimental()
        }
        
function makeSupplimental(){
      var text = document.createTextNode("Copyright " + String.fromCharCode(169) + "2007 Bill Baer.");
      document.getElementById("supplimental").appendChild(text);
     }