function Constants () {

	// the constants...here's where the project
	// specific constants are entered :-)

	// the name of the banner image
	this.bannerName = "gif/tparc_banner.png";

	// the area tags on the banner image where
	// new Area( SHAPE, COORDS, HREF, ALT, TITLE)
	this.area = new Array();
	this.area[0] = new Area( "rect", "0,0,100,60",
	                         "http://www.noaa.gov/",
			         "Go to NOAA", "Go to EMC");
	this.area[1] = new Area( "rect", "600,0,750,80",
	                         "http://http://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/gmb/targobs/TPARC", "Go To TPARC_2009", "Go To TPARC_2009");

	// the image tags that are the tabs
	// new Image( SRC, ALT, WIDTH, HEIGHT )
	this.image = new Array();
        this.image[0] = new tabImage( "gif/overview_off.png",
                                   "Overview", 109, 39);
        this.image[1] = new tabImage( "gif/daily_off.png",
                                   "Project Reports", 119, 39);
        this.image[2] = new tabImage( "gif/logistics_off.png",
                                   "Logistics", 104, 39);
        this.image[3] = new tabImage( "gif/specifics_off.png",
                                   "SPECIFICS", 104, 39);
        this.image[4] = new tabImage( "gif/archive_off.png",
                                   "Data Archive ", 119, 39);
        this.image[5] = new tabImage( "gif/dts_off.png",
                                   "DTS", 109, 39);
        this.image[6] = new tabImage( "gif/tools_off.png",
                                   "Tools and misc. info", 89, 39);

	// the tabs
	this.tab = new Array();
	// new Anchor( HREF, TITLE )
	// here the title is the above images and href is 
	// the what happens when the user clicks on the image
	this.tab[0] = new Anchor('wtparcoverview.html', 
	                         this.image[0].fetchHTML() );
	this.tab[1] = new Anchor('http://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/gmb/targobs/TPARC', 
	                         this.image[1].fetchHTML() );
	                         //'<img src="'+this.image[1].src+'">' );
	this.tab[2] = new Anchor('http://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/gmb/targobs/TPARC/wtparcoverview.html#LOGISTICS', 
	                         this.image[2].fetchHTML() );
	                         //'<img src="'+this.image[2].src+'">' );
	this.tab[3] = new Anchor('http://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/gmb/targobs/TPARC/wtparcspec.html', 
	                         this.image[3].fetchHTML() );
	                         //'<img src="'+this.image[3].src+'">' );
	this.tab[4] = new Anchor('http://science.larc.nasa.gov/T-PARC/', 
	                         this.image[4].fetchHTML() );
	                         //'<img src="'+this.image[4].src+'">' );
	this.tab[5] = new Anchor('http://www.ecmwf.int/products/tparc/d/showcase/', 
	                         this.image[5].fetchHTML() );
	                         //'<img src="'+this.image[5].src+'">' );
	this.tab[6] = new Anchor('trackdesigner.htm', 
	                         this.image[6].fetchHTML() );
	                         //'<img src="'+this.image[6].src+'">' );
}