<!-- // Preload photo pairs into Image array so that the function 
     // "next" can display them when the timer value expires.    
     // This code written by: John Chartier, White Sands VIP   
     //           Date: 20 Feb 02  e-mail: jchartier@yahoo.com  -->

var pairs = 0;            /* Number of picture pairs pre-loaded. */ 

function PreLoad() 
 {
  if (document.images)    /* Test for the feature before loading.*/       
   {
    s1 = new Image();
    s1.src = "home/pics1.jpg";
    v1 = new Image();
    v1.src = "home/picv1.jpg";
    pairs ++;
    s2 = new Image();
    s2.src = "home/pics2.jpg";
    v2 = new Image();
    v2.src = "home/picv2.jpg";
    pairs ++;
    s3 = new Image();
    s3.src = "home/pics3.jpg";
    v3 = new Image();
    v3.src = "home/picv3.jpg";
    pairs ++;
    s4 = new Image();
    s4.src = "home/pics4.jpg";
    v4 = new Image();
    v4.src = "home/picv4.jpg";
    pairs ++;
    s5 = new Image();
    s5.src = "home/pics5.jpg";
    v5 = new Image();
    v5.src = "home/picv5.jpg";
    pairs ++;
    window.setTimeout("next();",3000);
   }
 }