function preloadImages() 
	{ 
		image1 = new Image();
		image1.src = "/_images/n-menu-about-o.gif";
		image2 = new Image();
		image2.src = "/_images/n-menu-buyers-o.gif";
		image3 = new Image();
		image3.src = "/_images/n-menu-sellers-o.gif";
		image4 = new Image();
		image4.src = "/_images/n-menu-search-o.gif";
		image5 = new Image();
		image5.src = "/_images/n-menu-finance-o.gif";
		image6 = new Image();
		image6.src = "/_images/n-menu-community-o.gif";
		image7 = new Image();
		image7.src = "/_images/n-menu-contact-o.gif";
		image8 = new Image();
		image8.src = "/_images/n-h1-o.gif";
		image9 = new Image();
		image9.src = "/_images/n-h2-o.gif";
		image10 = new Image();
		image10.src = "/_images/n-h3-o.gif";
		image11 = new Image();
		image11.src = "/_images/n-h4-o.gif";
		image12 = new Image();
		image12.src = "/_images/n-h5-o.gif";
		image13 = new Image();
		image13.src = "/_images/n-h6-o.gif";
		image14 = new Image();
		image14.src = "/_images/n-bot0.jpg";
		image15 = new Image();
		image15.src = "/_images/n-bot1.jpg";
		image16 = new Image();
		image16.src = "/_images/n-bot2.jpg";
		image17 = new Image();
		image17.src = "/_images/n-bot3.jpg";
		image17 = new Image();
		image17.src = "/_images/n-bot4.jpg";
	}