// macromedia's preload image function

function MM_preloadImages() { //v3.0
    var d=document; 
    
    if(d.images){ 
    
      if(!d.MM_p) d.MM_p=new Array();
    
      var i,j=d.MM_p.length,a=MM_preloadImages.arguments; 
    
      for(i=0; i<a.length; i++)
    	if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0){ 
    	  d.MM_p[j]=new Image; d.MM_p[j++].src=a[i];
    	  
    	}
     }
}

function loadImages() {

MM_preloadImages('/templates/subpage/menu_intro_over.gif', 
		'/templates/subpage/menu_maps_over.gif', 
		'/templates/subpage/menu_project_over.gif', 
		'/templates/subpage/menu_library_over.gif', 
		'/templates/subpage/menu_links_over.gif',
		'/templates/subpage/topbar_continent_home.gif');

}