/* ONLY LOAD THE FOLLOWING IF IT IS NOT ALREADY LOADED */
if (!window.browserIsLoaded) {

	/* THIS SCRIPT IS LOADED */
	browserIsLoaded = true;

	/* GRAB BROWSER */
	function BrowserObj() {
		// browser family
		var family = navigator.appName;
		if (family == "Netscape") this.family = "ns";
		else if (family == "Microsoft Internet Explorer") this.family = "ie";
		else this.family = family;
		// browser version
		var version = navigator.appVersion;
		this.version = parseInt(version);
		// netscrape
		this.ns = ((this.family == "ns") && (this.version >= 4));
		this.ns4 = ((this.family == "ns") && (this.version == 4));
		this.ns6 = ((this.family == "ns") && (this.version == 5));
		// exploder
		this.ie = ((this.family == "ie") && (this.version >= 4));
		this.ie5 = (version.indexOf("MSIE 5.0") > 0);
		this.ie55 = (version.indexOf("MSIE 5.5") > 0);
		this.ie6 = (version.indexOf("MSIE 6") > 0);
		return this;
	}
	
}