var image = new Image() ;
var img = new String() ;
// exclusion rule for Zippy on 8.31.04
if ((name == 'Zippy_the_Pinhead') && (date == '20040831'))
	date = '20040830';
if ( date == today ) { image.src = kingsite + name ; }
else { image.src = kingsite + name + "?date=" + date ; }

// including width and height gives funny performance in IE.
// var img = "<IMG src='" + image.src + "' width='" + image.width + "' height='" + image.height + "'><br>" ;
var img = "<IMG src='" + image.src + "'><br>" ;

var byline = new String() ;
if ( artist != "" ) { byline = "by " + artist ; }
else { byline = "" ; }