  <!-- hide 
  if (document.images) {
  button_about_f2 = new Image(49 ,15); button_about_f2.src = "../_slices/button_about_f2.jpg";
  button_about_f1 = new Image(49 ,15); button_about_f1.src = "../_slices/button_about.jpg";
  button_newsevents_f2 = new Image(103 ,15); button_newsevents_f2.src = "../_slices/button_newsevents_f2.jpg";
  button_newsevents_f1 = new Image(103 ,15); button_newsevents_f1.src = "../_slices/button_newsevents.jpg";
  button_participate_f2 = new Image(82 ,15); button_participate_f2.src = "../_slices/button_participate_f2.jpg";
  button_participate_f1 = new Image(82 ,15); button_participate_f1.src = "../_slices/button_participate.jpg";
  button_support_f2 = new Image(62 ,15); button_support_f2.src = "../_slices/button_support_f2.jpg";
  button_support_f1 = new Image(62 ,15); button_support_f1.src = "../_slices/button_support.jpg";
  button_showcase_f2 = new Image(72 ,15); button_showcase_f2.src = "../_slices/button_showcase_f2.jpg";
  button_showcase_f1 = new Image(72 ,15); button_showcase_f1.src = "../_slices/button_showcase.jpg";
  button_resources_f2 = new Image(77 ,15); button_resources_f2.src = "../_slices/button_resources_f2.jpg";
  button_resources_f1 = new Image(77 ,15); button_resources_f1.src = "../_slices/button_resources.jpg";
  button_contact_f2 = new Image(66 ,15); button_contact_f2.src = "../_slices/button_contact_f2.jpg";
  button_contact_f1 = new Image(66 ,15); button_contact_f1.src = "../_slices/button_contact.jpg";
  toplinks_printpage_f2 = new Image(28 ,26); toplinks_printpage_f2.src = "../_slices/toplinks_printpage_f2.jpg";
  toplinks_printpage_f1 = new Image(28 ,26); toplinks_printpage_f1.src = "../_slices/toplinks_printpage.jpg";
  toplinks_emailpage_f2 = new Image(27 ,26); toplinks_emailpage_f2.src = "../_slices/toplinks_emailpage_f2.jpg";
  toplinks_emailpage_f1 = new Image(27 ,26); toplinks_emailpage_f1.src = "../_slices/toplinks_emailpage.jpg";
  toplinks_bookmarkpage_f2 = new Image(26 ,26); toplinks_bookmarkpage_f2.src = "../_slices/toplinks_bookmarkpage_f2.jpg";
  toplinks_bookmarkpage_f1 = new Image(26 ,26); toplinks_bookmarkpage_f1.src = "../_slices/toplinks_bookmarkpage.jpg";
  toplinks_help_f2 = new Image(26 ,26); toplinks_help_f2.src = "../_slices/toplinks_help_f2.jpg";
  toplinks_help_f1 = new Image(26 ,26); toplinks_help_f1.src = "../_slices/toplinks_help.jpg";
  }
  // stop hiding -->