var l_BannerImage	= new Array();	// valid banner images
	var l_Index = 0;

	// initialise the global banner image and link arrays 

	l_BannerImage[l_BannerImage.length]   = '/mmp/online/website/data_pool/home_pict/image_6926/start_dittmann.jpg';

	l_BannerImage[l_BannerImage.length]   = '/mmp/online/website/data_pool/home_pict/image_9973/start_bauer.jpg';

	l_BannerImage[l_BannerImage.length]   = '/mmp/online/website/data_pool/home_pict/image_9975/start_beining.jpg';

	l_BannerImage[l_BannerImage.length]   = '/mmp/online/website/data_pool/home_pict/image_9977/718.jpg';

	l_BannerImage[l_BannerImage.length]   = '/mmp/online/website/data_pool/home_pict/image_9979/start_ostruschka.jpg';

	l_BannerImage[l_BannerImage.length]   = '/mmp/online/website/data_pool/home_pict/image_9981/start_spanka.jpg';

	l_BannerImage[l_BannerImage.length]   = '/mmp/online/website/data_pool/home_pict/image_6928/start_gierke.jpg';

	l_BannerImage[l_BannerImage.length]   = '/mmp/online/website/data_pool/home_pict/image_6930/start_hannstein.jpg';

	l_BannerImage[l_BannerImage.length]   = '/mmp/online/website/data_pool/home_pict/image_6932/start_hennen.jpg';

	l_BannerImage[l_BannerImage.length]   = '/mmp/online/website/data_pool/home_pict/image_6934/start_laux.jpg';

	l_BannerImage[l_BannerImage.length]   = '/mmp/online/website/data_pool/home_pict/image_6936/start_neumann.jpg';

	l_BannerImage[l_BannerImage.length]   = '/mmp/online/website/data_pool/home_pict/image_6938/start_schlichter.jpg';

	l_BannerImage[l_BannerImage.length]   = '/mmp/online/website/data_pool/home_pict/image_6940/start_schmitz.jpg';

	l_BannerImage[l_BannerImage.length]   = '/mmp/online/website/data_pool/home_pict/image_6942/start_stadler.jpg';

	// display p_Num banners chosen randomly from the global banner/link arrays

	function RandomBanner() {

		l_Index = Math.floor (Math.random() * l_BannerImage.length);	// pick a random banner
		document.write ('<img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" width="484" height="354" alt="" src="' + l_BannerImage[l_Index] + '">');
	}

	RandomBanner ();