You can select to hide certain graphics in the site, which will improve you speed for pages to load.

To do so, simply:

1. Click on "My Account Settings" in your "Toolbox" menu.
2. Scroll down, there is a box entitled "Hide/Show content for faster page loading".
3. In that section, deselect any of the options to hide those whenever you view a page.
4. If you wish to see them again at a later date, simply follow these instructions again, and re-select each option.