function MM_preloadImages() {
    var d=document; if(d.images){ if(!d.MM_p) d.MM_p=new Array();
    var i,j=d.MM_p.length,a=MM_preloadImages.arguments; for(i=0; i<a.length; i++)
    if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0){ d.MM_p[j]=new Image; d.MM_p[j++].src=a[i];} }

    }

    function preload() {
    MM_preloadImages( 'images/menu/01a.gif','images/menu/02a.gif',
                                 'images/menu/03a.gif','images/menu/04a.gif',
                                 'images/menu/05a.gif','images/menu/06a.gif',
                                 'images/menu/07a.gif','images/menu/08a.gif' ,'images/menu/3sub1.gif','images/menu/3sub1a.gif','images/menu/3sub2.gif','images/menu/3sub2a.gif','images/menu/3sub3.gif','images/menu/3sub3a.gif','images/menu/3sub4.gif','images/menu/3sub4a.gif','images/menu/3sub5.gif','images/menu/3sub5a.gif','images/menu/3sub6.gif','images/menu/3sub6a.gif','images/menu/3sub7.gif','images/menu/3sub7a.gif','images/menu/4sub1.gif','images/menu/4sub1a.gif','images/menu/4sub2.gif','images/menu/4sub2a.gif','images/menu/4sub3.gif','images/menu/4sub3a.gif','images/menu/4sub4.gif','images/menu/4sub4a.gif','images/menu/4sub5.gif','images/menu/4sub5a.gif','images/menu/4sub6.gif','images/menu/4sub6a.gif','images/menu/4sub7.gif','images/menu/4sub7a.gif','images/menu/4sub8.gif','images/menu/4sub8a.gif','images/menu/4sub9.gif','images/menu/4sub9a.gif',''
                                 )
                        }