if (document.images){ // preload images
		about0 = new Image(185,28); about0.src = "images/about-agroniche-seeds-1.gif";
        about1 = new Image(185,28); about1.src = "images/about-agroniche-seeds-2.gif";
        product0 = new Image(185,30); product0.src = "images/seeds-product.gif";
        product1 = new Image(185,30); product1.src = "images/seeds-product-2.gif";
        guarantee0 = new Image(185,30); guarantee0.src = "images/seeds-guarantee.gif";
        guarantee1 = new Image(185,30); guarantee1.src = "images/seeds-guarantee-2.gif";
        contact0 = new Image(185,28); contact0.src = "images/seeds-contact.gif";
        contact1 = new Image(185,28); contact1.src = "images/seeds-contact-2.gif";
}

tm  = false;

function flash(imageName,imageFile,statMsg) {
        if (document.images)
        eval( 'document.images[imageName].src = ' +imageFile+ '.src' );
        if (statMsg) setTimeout( "self.status = '" +statMsg+ "'", 50 ); 
        if (tm) clearTimeout(tmr);
        tmr = setTimeout( " erase()", 5000 ); //clear status in 5 sec 
        tm  = true;
}

function erase(){    
        self.status = '';
        tm  = false;
}