HomeOver = new Image;
				HomeNormal = new Image;
				
				BackgroundOver = new Image;
				BackgroundNormal = new Image;
				
				WhoWeAreOver = new Image;
				WhoWeAreNormal = new Image;
				
				PublicationsOver = new Image;
				PublicationsNormal = new Image;
				
				StrategicGoalsOver = new Image;
				StrategicGoalsNormal = new Image;
				
				IMRFForecastOver = new Image;
				IMRFForecastNormal = new Image;
				
				WeatherLinksOver = new Image;
				WeatherLinksNormal = new Image;
				
				ACCECOver = new Image;
				ACCECNormal = new Image;
				
				MWExtGroupsOver = new Image;
				MWExtGroupsNormal = new Image;
				
				ContactUsOver = new Image;
				ContactUsNormal = new Image;
				
				NIUOver = new Image;
				NIUNormal = new Image;
				
				DepartmentofGeographyOver = new Image;
				DepartmentofGeographyNormal = new Image;
				
				DepartmentofGeologyOver = new Image;
				DepartmentofGeologyNormal = new Image;
				
			  InsectLinksOver = new Image;
				InsectLinksNormal = new Image;
				
				
		function preloadMenuImages()
		{
			if(document.images)
			{
				

				
				HomeOver.src = "Images/homeOver.gif";
				HomeNormal.src = "Images/homeNormal.gif";
				
				BackgroundOver.src = "Images/BackgroundOver.gif";
				BackgroundNormal.src = "Images/BackgroundNormal.gif";
				
				WhoWeAreOver.src = "Images/WhoWeAreOver.gif";
				WhoWeAreNormal.src = "Images/WhoWeAreNormal.gif";
				
				PublicationsOver.src = "Images/PublicationsOver.gif";
				PublicationsNormal.src = "Images/PublicationsNormal.gif";
				
				StrategicGoalsOver.src = "Images/StrategicGoalsOver.gif";
				StrategicGoalsNormal.src = "Images/StrategicGoalsNormal.gif";
				
				IMRFForecastOver.src = "Images/IMRFForecastOver.gif";
				IMRFForecastNormal.src = "Images/IMRFForecastNormal.gif";
				
				WeatherLinksOver.src = "Images/WeatherLinksOver.gif";
				WeatherLinksNormal.src = "Images/WeatherLinksNormal.gif";
				
				ACCECOver.src = "Images/ACCECOver.gif";
				ACCECNormal.src = "Images/ACCECNormal.gif";
				
				MWExtGroupsOver.src = "Images/MWExtGroupsOver.gif";
				MWExtGroupsNormal.src = "Images/MWExtGroupsNormal.gif";
				
				ContactUsOver.src = "Images/ContactUsOver.gif";
				ContactUsNormal.src = "Images/ContactUsNormal.gif";
				
				NIUOver.src = "Images/NIUOver.gif";
				NIUNormal.src = "Images/NIUNormal.gif";
				
				DepartmentofGeographyOver.src = "Images/DepartmentofGeographyOver.gif";
				DepartmentofGeographyNormal.src = "Images/DepartmentofGeographyNormal.gif";
				
				DepartmentofGeologyOver.src = "Images/DepartmentofGeologyOver.gif";
				DepartmentofGeologyNormal.src = "Images/DepartmentofGeologyNormal.gif";				
				
				InsectLinksOver.src = "Images/InsectLinksOver.gif";
				InsectLinksNormal.src = "Images/InsectLinksNormal.gif";
				
			}
			
			
		}
		
		function swapImage(thisImage,newImage) 
		{
			if (document.images) 
			{
					
				//alert(HomeOver.src);
				document[thisImage].src = eval(newImage + ".src");
				//alert(document[thisImage].src);
			}
		}