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.gif','images/menu_about.gif','images/menu_archives.gif','images/menu_calendar.gif','images/menu_events.gif','images/menu_getinvolved.gif','images/menu_home.gif','images/menu_links.gif','images/menu_newsletter.gif');