
<!--//
   //.....preload and name images for later use......//
 
if (document.images) {
  

  bttn01_lo = new Image ; bttn01_lo.src = '/images/about_out.gif' ;
  bttn01_hi = new Image ; bttn01_hi.src = '/images/about_in.gif' ;
  bttn02_lo = new Image ; bttn02_lo.src = '/images/irdev_out.gif' ;
  bttn02_hi = new Image ; bttn02_hi.src = '/images/irdev_in.gif' ;
  bttn03_lo = new Image ; bttn03_lo.src = '/images/ri_out.gif' ;
  bttn03_hi = new Image ; bttn03_hi.src = '/images/ri_in.gif' ;
  bttn04_lo = new Image ; bttn04_lo.src = '/images/ers_out.gif' ;
  bttn04_hi = new Image ; bttn04_hi.src = '/images/ers_in.gif' ;
  bttn05_lo = new Image ; bttn05_lo.src = '/images/comm_out.gif' ;
  bttn05_hi = new Image ; bttn05_hi.src = '/images/comm_in.gif' ;
  bttn06_lo = new Image ; bttn06_lo.src = '/images/ci_out.gif' ;
  bttn06_hi = new Image ; bttn06_hi.src = '/images/ci_in.gif' ;
  bttn07_lo = new Image ; bttn07_lo.src = '/images/trade_out.gif' ;
  bttn07_hi = new Image ; bttn07_hi.src = '/images/trade_in.gif' ;


 }
      //......swap image function (onMouseover)....//
  function hLite(btnName) {
     if (document.images) {
     b_status = eval(btnName + "_hi") ;
     document [btnName].src = b_status.src ;
     } 
 }

    //......swap image function (onMouseout)....//
  function un_hLite(btnName) {
     if (document.images) {
     b_status = eval(btnName + "_lo") ;
     document [btnName].src = b_status.src ;
     }
  }
//-->