// preload images //


if (document.images)
{
  pic9= new Image(400,100); 
  pic9.src="gfx/sub_head1.jpg"; 

  pic10= new Image(400,100); 
  pic10.src="gfx/sub_head2.jpg"; 

  pic11= new Image(400,100); 
  pic11.src="gfx/sub_head3.jpg";
  
  pic12= new Image(263,270); 
  pic12.src="gfx/sub_head4.jpg"; 

  pic13= new Image(400,100); 
  pic13.src="gfx/sub_mrspindle.gif"; 
  
  pic14= new Image(1,83);
  pic9.src="gfx/sb_hd_bg.gif";

}