if (document.images)
{
    english_hot_big = new Image();
    english_hot_big.src = "/template/images/english_hot_big.gif";
    english_cold_big = new Image();
    english_cold_big.src = "/template/images/english_cold_big.gif";
    german_hot_big = new Image();
    german_hot_big.src = "/template/images/german_hot_big.gif";
    german_cold_big = new Image();
    german_cold_big.src = "/template/images/german_cold_big.gif";
    french_hot_big = new Image();
    french_hot_big.src = "/template/images/french_hot_big.gif";
    french_cold_big = new Image();
    french_cold_big.src = "/template/images/french_cold_big.gif";
    italian_hot_big = new Image();
    italian_hot_big.src = "/template/images/italian_hot_big.gif";
    italian_cold_big = new Image();
    italian_cold_big.src = "/template/images/italian_cold_big.gif";
    spanish_hot_big = new Image();
    spanish_hot_big.src = "/template/images/spanish_hot_big.gif";
    spanish_cold_big = new Image();
    spanish_cold_big.src = "/template/images/spanish_cold_big.gif";
    dutch_hot_big = new Image();
    dutch_hot_big.src = "/template/images/dutch_hot_big.gif";
    dutch_cold_big = new Image();
    dutch_cold_big.src = "/template/images/dutch_cold_big.gif";
}