function activateLink(nr){
	
	var links = new Array();
	
		links[0] = new Object();
		links[0]['link'] = "sports";
		links[0]['now'] = "sports_now";
				
		links[1] = new Object();
		links[1]['link'] = "people";
		links[1]['now'] = "people_now";
		
		links[2] = new Object();
		links[2]['link'] = "misc";
		links[2]['now'] = "misc_now";
		
		links[3] = new Object();
		links[3]['link'] = "animals";
		links[3]['now'] = "animals_now";
		
		
	if($$("#col1_content a")[nr].hasClassName("now")){
			return false;			
	}	
	else {
		
		for(var i = 0; i < $$("#col1_content a").length; i++){			
			if(i == nr){
				$$("#col1_content a")[i].setAttribute("id", links[i]['now']);
				$$("#col1_content a")[i].addClassName("now");
				parent.frames[3].start.getImages(links[i]['link']);	
				parent.frames[3].Element.hide("col1");
				parent.frames[3].Element.hide("col2");
				parent.frames[3].Element.hide("col3");
						
			}		
			if(i != nr){
				$$("#col1_content a")[i].setAttribute("id", links[i]['link']);
				$$("#col1_content a")[i].removeClassName("now");
			}
		}
	}
}