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) {
		menu_01_over = newImage("images/house/menu/home_down.jpg");
		menu_02_over = newImage("images/house/menu/whatsnew_down.gif");
		menu_03_over = newImage("images/house/menu/living_down.gif");
		menu_04_over = newImage("images/house/menu/lifestyle_down.gif");
		menu_05_over = newImage("images/house/menu/homechoices_down.gif");
		menu_06_over = newImage("images/house/menu/parks_down.gif");
		menu_07_over = newImage("images/house/menu/retail_down.gif");		
		menu_08_over = newImage("images/house/menu/business_down.gif");
		menu_09_over = newImage("images/house/menu/maps_down.gif");
		menu_10_over = newImage("images/house/menu/contact_down.gif");
		hometext_00_over = newImage("images/house/rollovers/home.jpg");
		hometext_00_over = newImage("images/house/rollovers/whatsnew.jpg");
		hometext_00_over = newImage("images/house/rollovers/redmond.jpg");
		hometext_00_over = newImage("images/house/rollovers/lifestyle.jpg");
		hometext_00_over = newImage("images/house/rollovers/choices.jpg");
		hometext_00_over = newImage("images/house/rollovers/parks.jpg");						hometext_00_over = newImage("images/house/rollovers/retail.jpg");
		hometext_00_over = newImage("images/house/rollovers/business.jpg");
		hometext_00_over = newImage("images/house/rollovers/maps.jpg");
		hometext_00_over = newImage("images/house/rollovers/contact.jpg");




		preloadFlag = true;
	}
}