if (document.images) {
  
  earthovr = new Image(45,45); earthovr.src = "images/earth.gif";
  earthoff = new Image(45,45); earthoff.src = "images/earth1.gif";

  germanyovr = new Image(45,45); germanyovr.src = "images/fl_de_r.gif";
  germanyoff = new Image(45,45); germanyoff.src = "images/fl_de.gif";

  englandovr = new Image(45,45); englandovr.src = "images/fl_en_r.gif";
  englandoff = new Image(45,45); englandoff.src = "images/fl_en.gif";
  
  russiaovr	= new Image(45,45); russiaovr.src = "images/fl_ru_r.gif";
  russiaoff	= new Image(45,45); russiaoff.src = "images/fl_ru.gif";
  
}

function point(imageName) {
  if (document.images) {
    document[imageName].src = eval(imageName+"ovr.src");
  }
}

function nopoint(imageName) {
  if (document.images) {
    document[imageName].src = eval(imageName+"off.src");
  }
}

function makevisible(cur,which)
{
if (which==0)
cur.filters.alpha.opacity=100
else
cur.filters.alpha.opacity=60
}