function newImage(arg) {
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}

function preloadImages() {
if (document.images) {
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                newImage("sponsors/slides/ak_litho_performance.jpg");
                newImage("sponsors/slides/ACSColor.jpg");
                newImage("sponsors/slides/aelp.jpg");
                newImage("sponsors/slides/voyageur.jpg");
                newImage("sponsors/slides/mckinley.jpg");
                newImage("sponsors/slides/coeur.jpg");
                newImage("sponsors/slides/akpacificbank.jpg");
                newImage("sponsors/coastal.jpg");
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newImage("/sponsors/slides/SEABIALogo.jpg");
newImage("/sponsors/slides/waffle.jpg");
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/*
JavaScript Image slideshow:
By Website Abstraction (www.wsabstract.com)
Over 200+ free JavaScript here!
*/

var slideimages=new Array()
var slidelinks=new Array()
function slideshowimages(){
for (i=0;i<slideshowimages.arguments.length;i++){
slideimages[i]=new Image()
slideimages[i].src=slideshowimages.arguments[i]
}
}

function slideshowlinks(){
for (i=0;i<slideshowlinks.arguments.length;i++)
slidelinks[i]=slideshowlinks.arguments[i]
}

function gotoshow(){
if (!window.winslide||winslide.closed)
winslide=window.open(slidelinks[whichlink])
else
winslide.location=slidelinks[whichlink]
winslide.focus()
}

  
document.write("<a href=javascript:gotoshow()><img src=sponsors/slides/aelp.jpg name=slide border=0 WIDTH=200 HEIGHT=200></a>");


//configure the paths of the images, plus corresponding target links
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//configure the speed of the slideshow, in miliseconds
var slideshowspeed=3000

var whichlink=0
var whichimage=0
function slideit(){
if (!document.images)
return
document.images.slide.src=slideimages[whichimage].src
whichlink=whichimage
if (whichimage<slideimages.length-1)
whichimage++
else
whichimage=0
setTimeout("slideit()",slideshowspeed)
}
slideit()