// preload images

if (document.images)
{
  pic1= new Image(736,132);
  pic1.src="../img/logo.gif";

  pic2= new Image(736,400);
  pic2.src="../img/background_cnt-v2.gif";

  pic2= new Image(736,400);
  pic2.src="../img/background_cnt-v2.gif";

  pic3= new Image(60,20);
  pic3.src="../img/english.gif";

  pic4= new Image(60,20);
  pic4.src="../img/german.gif";

  pic5= new Image(60,20);
  pic5.src="../img/russian.gif";

  pic6= new Image(80,20);
  pic6.src="../img/backforth.gif";
 
  pic7= new Image(80,20);
  pic7.src="../img/backforth_off.gif"; 
}