//*** PRELOAD graphics **********************************************************************************************************************************

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            if (document.images) {

            	pic_EHD = new Image(900, 139);		pic_EHD.src = "../gfx/main_head.png";	
			  	pic_top_ind = new Image(898,449); 	pic_top_ind.src="../gfx/main_head2.png"; 
  				pic_top_ind2 = new Image(900,344); 	pic_top_ind2.src="../gfx/main_banner_index.png"; 
	      		pic_top_ind3 = new Image(226,242);  pic_top_ind3.src="../gfx/news.png"; 
			    pic_noflash = new Image(604,330);   pic_noflash.src="../gfx/index_no_flash.jpg"; 

                pic_back01 = new Image(1, 660);		pic_back01.src = "../gfx/main_back_01.png";                                
                pic_back02 = new Image(898, 1);     pic_back02.src = "../gfx/main_back_02.png";  	  
				pic_back03 = new Image(311, 700);   pic_back03.src = "../gfx/main_back_03.png";		  
                pic_back04 = new Image(898, 25);    pic_back04.src = "../gfx/main_back_04.png";
                pic_back05 = new Image(1, 162);     pic_back05.src = "../gfx/footer_back.png";
               
				pic_mainmenu00= new Image(1,32);    pic_mainmenu00.src="../gfx/mainmenu_focus.png"; 
			  	pic_mainmenu01= new Image(101,40);  pic_mainmenu01.src="../gfx/mainmenu_company.png"; 
			  	pic_mainmenu02= new Image(101,40);  pic_mainmenu02.src="../gfx/mainmenu_company_over.png"; 
				pic_mainmenu03= new Image(115,40);  pic_mainmenu03.src="../gfx/mainmenu_downloads.png"; 
				pic_mainmenu04= new Image(115,40);  pic_mainmenu04.src="../gfx/mainmenu_downloads_over.png"; 	  
				pic_mainmenu05= new Image(74,40);   pic_mainmenu05.src="../gfx/mainmenu_home.png"; 
				pic_mainmenu06= new Image(74,40);   pic_mainmenu06.src="../gfx/mainmenu_home_over.png"; 
				pic_mainmenu07= new Image(96,40);   pic_mainmenu07.src="../gfx/mainmenu_products.png"; 
				pic_mainmenu08= new Image(96,40);   pic_mainmenu08.src="../gfx/mainmenu_products_over.png"; 	  
				pic_mainmenu09= new Image(68,40);   pic_mainmenu09.src="../gfx/mainmenu_store.png"; 
				pic_mainmenu10= new Image(68,40);   pic_mainmenu10.src="../gfx/mainmenu_store_over.png"; 
				pic_mainmenu11= new Image(89,40);   pic_mainmenu11.src="../gfx/mainmenu_support.png"; 
				pic_mainmenu12= new Image(89,40);   pic_mainmenu12.src="../gfx/mainmenu_support_over.png"; 

				pic_rss = new Image(35,33); pic_rss.src="../gfx/footer_rss.png"; 
	  	  		pic_rss2 = new Image(35,33); pic_rss2.src="../gfx/footer_rss2.png"; 
		  		pic_twitter = new Image(36,33); pic_twitter.src="../gfx/footer_twitter.png"; 
	  	  		pic_twitter2 = new Image(36,33); pic_twitter2.src="../gfx/footer_twitter2.png"; 
		  		pic_facebook = new Image(102,33); pic_facebook.src="../gfx/footer_facebook.png"; 
		  	  	pic_facebook2 = new Image(102,33); pic_facebook2.src="../gfx/footer_facebook2.png"; 

            }          
 		//-->