function doPreload()
{

   var the_images = new Array('images/navbar/nav_r1_c1_f3.gif','images/navbar/nav_r1_c1_f2.gif','images/navbar/nav_r1_c3_f3.gif','images/navbar/nav_r1_c3_f2.gif','images/navbar/nav_r1_c5_f3.gif','images/navbar/nav_r1_c5_f2.gif','images/navbar/nav_r1_c7_f3.gif','images/navbar/nav_r1_c7_f2.gif','images/navbar/nav_r1_c9_f3.gif','images/navbar/nav_r1_c9_f2.gif','images/navbar/nav_r1_c11_f3.gif','images/navbar/nav_r1_c11_f2.gif');
   preloadImages(the_images);
}

function preloadImages(the_images_array) {

   for(var loop = 0; loop < the_images_array.length; loop++)
	
   {
 	var an_image = new Image();
	an_image.src = the_images_array[loop];
   }
}