function newImage(arg) {
	if (document.images) {
		rslt = new Image();
		rslt.src = arg;
		return rslt;
	}
}

function changeImages() {
	if (document.images && (preloadFlag == true)) {
		for (var i=0; i<changeImages.arguments.length; i+=2) {
			document[changeImages.arguments[i]].src = changeImages.arguments[i+1];
		}
	}
}

var preloadFlag = false;
function preloadImages() {
	if (document.images) {
		sidebar_im_02_over = newImage("images/sidebar_im_02-over.gif");
		sidebar_im_03_over = newImage("images/sidebar_im_03-over.gif");
		sidebar_im_04_over = newImage("images/sidebar_im_04-over.gif");
		sidebar_im_05_over = newImage("images/sidebar_im_05-over.gif");
		sidebar_im_06_over = newImage("images/sidebar_im_06-over.gif");
		preloadFlag = true;
	}
}
if (window.XMLHttpRequest==undefined) 
				document.write("<td rowspan=2 background=images/dither.gif  valign=top  >") 
				else
				document.write("<td rowspan=2 background=images/newsbox_05.png  valign=top  >")