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) {
			navAbout_over = newImage("/news/images/navAbout-over.jpg");
			navEvents_over = newImage("/news/images/navEvents-over.jpg");
			navInTheNews_navAbout_over = newImage("/news/images/navInTheNews-navAbout_over.jpg");
			navSearch_over = newImage("/news/images/navSearch-over.jpg");
			navDiscussion_over = newImage("/news/images/navDiscussion-over.jpg");
			navImportantLinks_over = newImage("/news/images/navImportantLinks-over.jpg");
			navNewsletters_over = newImage("/news/images/navNewsletters-over.jpg");
			navData_over = newImage("/news/images/navData-over.jpg");
			sectionbar_navData_over = newImage("/news/images/sectionbar-navData_over.jpg");
			sectionbar_navNewsletters_over = newImage("/news/images/sectionbar-navNewsletters_o.jpg");
			sectionbar_navImportantLinks_over = newImage("/news/images/sectionbar-navImportantLink.jpg");
			sectionbar_navDiscussion_over = newImage("/news/images/sectionbar-navDiscussion_ov.jpg");
			sectionbar_navSearch_over = newImage("/news/images/sectionbar-navSearch_over.jpg");
			sectionbar_navEvents_over = newImage("/news/images/sectionbar-navEvents_over.jpg");
			sectionbar_navAbout_over = newImage("/news/images/sectionbar-navAbout_over.jpg");
	
			// Begin left menu items
			home_over = newImage("/news/images/leftmenu/over/home.gif");
			main_over = newImage("/news/images/leftmenu/over/main.gif");
			search_over = newImage("/news/images/leftmenu/over/search.gif");
			browse_over = newImage("/news/images/leftmenu/over/browse.gif");
			suggest_over = newImage("/news/images/leftmenu/over/suggest.gif");
			// End left menu items
	
			preloadFlag = true;
		}
	}