// preloading main menu images

home = new Image();
home.src = "images/mm/home.gif";
home_hi = new Image();
home_hi.src = "images/mm/homex.gif";

about = new Image();
about.src = "images/mm/about.gif";
about_hi = new Image();
about_hi.src = "images/mm/aboutx.gif";

projects = new Image();
projects.src = "images/mm/projects.gif";
projects_hi = new Image();
projects_hi.src = "images/mm/projectsx.gif";

photos = new Image();
photos.src = "images/mm/photos.gif";
photos_hi = new Image();
photos_hi.src = "images/mm/photosx.gif";

recordings = new Image();
recordings.src = "images/mm/recordings.gif";
recordings_hi = new Image();
recordings_hi.src = "images/mm/recordingsx.gif";

supporters = new Image();
supporters.src = "images/mm/supporters.gif";
supporters_hi = new Image();
supporters_hi.src = "images/mm/supportersx.gif";

touring = new Image();
touring.src = "images/mm/touring.gif";
touring_hi = new Image();
touring_hi.src = "images/mm/touringx.gif";

ecotourism = new Image();
ecotourism.src = "images/mm/tourism.gif";
ecotourism_hi = new Image();
ecotourism_hi.src = "images/mm/tourismx.gif";

contact = new Image();
contact.src = "images/mm/contact.gif";
contact_hi = new Image();
contact_hi.src = "images/mm/contactx.gif";

press = new Image();
press.src = "images/mm/press.gif";
press_hi = new Image();
press_hi.src = "images/mm/pressx.gif";