// preload images //

if (document.images)
{
  pic1= new Image(263,270); 
  pic1.src="gfx/home_head1a.jpg"; 

  pic2= new Image(263,270); 
  pic2.src="gfx/home_head1b.jpg"; 

  pic3= new Image(263,270); 
  pic3.src="gfx/home_head1c.jpg";
  
  pic4= new Image(263,270); 
  pic4.src="gfx/home_head2a.jpg"; 

  pic5= new Image(263,270); 
  pic5.src="gfx/home_head2b.jpg"; 

  pic6= new Image(263,270); 
  pic6.src="gfx/home_head2c.jpg";
  
  pic7= new Image(263,270); 
  pic7.src="gfx/home_mrspindle.gif";
  
  pic8= new Image(800,62); 
  pic8.src="gfx/footer.gif";
  
  pic9= new Image(2,42);
  pic9.src="gfx/glbl_nv_bg.gif";
  
  pic9= new Image(1,163);
  pic9.src="gfx/hdr_bg.gif";
}