function preloadImages_News(p) { //v3.0
  var d=document;
  if(d.images){ 
    if(!d.MM_p)
      d.MM_p=new Array();
    var i, j=d.MM_p.length;
    var a=new Array(
		'images/news/nav/mariner-o.gif',
		'images/news/nav/press-o.gif',
		'images/news/nav/media-o.gif',
		'images/news/nav/tshow-o.gif');
    for(i=0; i<a.length; i++)
      if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0){ 
        d.MM_p[j]=new Image; 
        d.MM_p[j++].src= p + a[i];
        // alert("j=" + j + "[" + d.MM_p[j-1].src + "]");
      }
  }
}