var loaded = false;
var myimages = new Array();
function preloadimages(){
 for (i=0;i<preloadimages.arguments.length;i++){
 myimages[i]=new Image();
 myimages[i].src=preloadimages.arguments[i];
 }
 loaded = true;
}
preloadimages('images/menu_home_2.gif','images/menu_about_2.gif','images/menu_products_2.gif','images/menu_database_2.gif','images/menu_regulations_2.gif','images/menu_production_2.gif','images/menu_news_2.gif','images/menu_links_2.gif','images/menu_gallery_2.gif','images/menu_membership_2.gif','images/menu_members_2.gif','images/menu_contact_2.gif','images/menu_convention_2.gif');