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// Global Variables
var useStandards=(document.getElementById);
var NS6=(document.getElementbyId && !document.all);
var IE=(document.all);
var NS=(navigator.appName=="Netscape" && navigator.appVersion.charAt(0)=='4');
var preloadFlag = false;
var  noIm=1; 
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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) {
		home_over = newImage("images/home_over.gif");
		patents_over = newImage("images/patents_over.gif");
		technology_over = newImage("images/technology_over.gif");
		benefits_over = newImage("images/benefits_over.gif");
		applications_over = newImage("images/applications_over.gif");
		materials_over = newImage("images/materials_over.gif");
		design_over = newImage("images/design_over.gif");
		testing_over = newImage("images/testing_over.gif");
		contact_over = newImage("images/contact_over.gif");
		preloadFlag = true;
	}
}
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