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educationf        = new Image();
educationn.src    = "img/education_on.gif";
educationf.src    = "img/education_off.gif";

aweprogn        = new Image();
aweprogf        = new Image();
aweprogn.src    = "img/aweprog_on.gif";
aweprogf.src    = "img/aweprog_off.gif";

ring_tailn        = new Image();
ring_tailf        = new Image();
ring_tailn.src    = "img/ring_tail_on.gif";
ring_tailf.src    = "img/ring_tail_off.gif";

eagletn        = new Image();
eagletf        = new Image();
eagletn.src    = "img/eaglet_on.gif";
eagletf.src    = "img/eaglet_off.gif";

press_releasesn        = new Image();
press_releasesf        = new Image();
press_releasesn.src    = "img/press_releases_on.gif";
press_releasesf.src    = "img/press_releases_off.gif";

pronn        = new Image();
pronf        = new Image();
pronn.src    = "img/pron_on.gif";
pronf.src    = "img/pron_off.gif";

falconn        = new Image();
falconf        = new Image();
falconn.src    = "img/falcon_on.gif";
falconf.src    = "img/falcon_off.gif";

whoamn        = new Image();
whoamf        = new Image();
whoamn.src    = "img/who_on.gif";
whoamf.src    = "img/who_off.gif";

helpn        = new Image();
helpf        = new Image();
helpn.src    = "img/help_on.gif";
helpf.src    = "img/help_off.gif";

rescuen        = new Image();
rescuef        = new Image();
rescuen.src    = "img/rescue_on.gif";
rescuef.src    = "img/rescue_off.gif";

helpn        = new Image();
helpf        = new Image();
helpn.src    = "img/help_on.gif";
helpf.src    = "img/help_off.gif";

rescuen        = new Image();
rescuef        = new Image();
rescuen.src    = "img/rescue_on.gif";
rescuef.src    = "img/rescue_off.gif";

pelicann        = new Image();
pelicanf        = new Image();
pelicann.src    = "img/pelican_on.gif";
pelicanf.src    = "img/pelican_off.gif";

groundn        = new Image();
groundf        = new Image();
groundn.src    = "img/ground_on.gif";
groundf.src    = "img/ground_off.gif";

nilen        = new Image();
nilef        = new Image();
nilen.src    = "img/nile_on.gif";
nilef.src    = "img/nile_off.gif";

bird_flun        = new Image();
bird_fluf        = new Image();
bird_flun.src    = "img/bird_flu_on.gif";
bird_fluf.src    = "img/bird_flu_off.gif";

amazing_thingsn        = new Image();
amazing_thingsf        = new Image();
amazing_thingsn.src    = "img/amazing_things_on.gif";
amazing_thingsf.src    = "img/amazing_things_off.gif";

wingBeatsn        = new Image();
wingBeatsf        = new Image();
wingBeatsn.src    = "img/wingBeats_on.gif";
wingBeatsf.src    = "img/wingBeats_off.gif";

}