function preloadImages() 
{
	if(document.images) 
	{
		index_03_over 	= newImage("/images/index_pics/index_03_over.gif");
		index_04_over 	= newImage("/images/index_pics/index_04_over.gif");
		index_05_over 	= newImage("/images/index_pics/index_05_over.gif");
		index_06_over 	= newImage("/images/index_pics/index_06_over.gif");
		index_07_over 	= newImage("/images/index_pics/index_07_over.gif");
		index_08_over 	= newImage("/images/index_pics/index_08_over.gif");
		index_17_over 	= newImage("/images/index_pics/index_17_over.gif");
		index_18_over 	= newImage("/images/index_pics/index_18_over.gif");
		index_19_over 	= newImage("/images/index_pics/index_19_over.gif");
		index_20_over 	= newImage("/images/index_pics/index_20_over.gif");
		index_21_over 	= newImage("/images/index_pics/index_21_over.gif");
		index_22_over 	= newImage("/images/index_pics/index_22_over.gif");
//		index_23_over 	= newImage("/images/index_pics/index_23_over.gif");
		preloadFlag		= true;
	}
}