var myimages=new Array()
function preloadimages(){
for (i=0;i<preloadimages.arguments.length;i++){
myimages[i]=new Image()
myimages[i].src=preloadimages.arguments[i]
}
}

preloadimages
(
"images/contact_nav_global.jpg",
"images/contact_nav_hover_global.jpg",
"images/home_nav_global.jpg",
"images/home_nav_hover_global.jpg",
"images/nav_bg_global.jpg",
"images/nav_hover_bg_global.jpg",
"images/nav_left_bg.jpg",
"images/nav_right_bg.jpg",
"images/nav_sep_global.jpg",
"images/midd_bg.png",
"images/fancy_shadow_nw.png",
"images/fancy_shadow_w.png",
"images/fancy_shadow_sw.png",
"images/fancy_shadow_s.png",
"images/fancy_shadow_se.png",
"images/fancy_shadow_e.png",
"images/fancy_shadow_ne.png",
"images/fancy_shadow_n.png"
)