function newImage(arg) {
	if (document.images) {
		rslt = new Image();
		rslt.src = arg;
		return rslt;
	}
}

function changeImages() {
	if (document.images && (preloadFlag == true)) {
		for (var i=0; i<changeImages.arguments.length; i+=2) {
			document[changeImages.arguments[i]].src = changeImages.arguments[i+1];
		}
	}
}

var preloadFlag = false;
function preloadImages() {
	if (document.images) {
		akubra_menu_1_o = newImage("images/nav_home_o.gif");
		akubra_menu_2_o = newImage("images/nav_products_o.gif");
		akubra_menu_3_o = newImage("images/nav_distrib_o.gif");
		akubra_menu_4_o = newImage("images/nav_history_o.gif");
		akubra_menu_5_o = newImage("images/nav_creation_o.gif");
		akubra_menu_6_o = newImage("images/nav_hatcare_o.gif");
		akubra_menu_7_o = newImage("images/nav_news_o.gif");
		akubra_menu_8_o = newImage("images/nav_corporate_o.gif");
		akubra_menu_9_o = newImage("images/nav_contact_o.gif");
		akubra_home_1_o = newImage("images/button_range_o.jpg");
		akubra_home_2_o = newImage("images/button_australia_o.jpg");
		akubra_copr_1_o = newImage("images/button_download_corp_o.gif");
		preloadFlag = true;
	}
}