var ic = 11;     
	var left = new Array(ic);
	
	var sa = 11;
	var right = new Array(sa);
	
	var choice = pickRandom(ic);
	var myChoice = pickRandom(sa);

	left[0] = "/images/alternativeBanners/left1.jpg";
	left[1] = "/images/alternativeBanners/left2.jpg";
	left[2] = "/images/alternativeBanners/left3.jpg"; 
	left[3] = "/images/alternativeBanners/left4.jpg";
	left[4] = "/images/alternativeBanners/left5.jpg";
	left[5] = "/images/alternativeBanners/left6.jpg";
	left[6] = "/images/alternativeBanners/left7.jpg";
	left[7] = "/images/alternativeBanners/left8.jpg";
	left[8] = "/images/alternativeBanners/left9.jpg";
	left[9] = "/images/alternativeBanners/left10.jpg";
	left[10] = "/images/alternativeBanners/left11.jpg";
	
	right[0] = "/images/alternativeBanners/right1.jpg";
	right[1] = "/images/alternativeBanners/right2.jpg";
	right[2] = "/images/alternativeBanners/right3.jpg";
	right[3] = "/images/alternativeBanners/right4.jpg"; 
	right[4] = "/images/alternativeBanners/right5.jpg";
	right[5] = "/images/alternativeBanners/right6.jpg";
	right[6] = "/images/alternativeBanners/right7.jpg";
	right[7] = "/images/alternativeBanners/right8.jpg";
	right[8] = "/images/alternativeBanners/right9.jpg";
	right[9] = "/images/alternativeBanners/right10.jpg";
	right[10] = "/images/alternativeBanners/right11.jpg";	
	
	function pickRandom(range) {
	if (Math.random)
		return Math.round(Math.random() * (range-1));
	else {
		var now = new Date();
		return (now.getTime() / 1000) % range;
		}
	}
	
	if (choice != myChoice ) {
		//alert ("regenerating myChoice");
		myChoice = pickRandom(sa);
	}