image1 = new Image();
image1.src = "images/menu_home.gif";

image2 = new Image();
image2.src = "images/menu_home2.gif";

image3 = new Image();
image3.src = "images/menu_about.gif";

image4 = new Image();
image4.src = "images/menu_about2.gif";

image5 = new Image();
image5.src = "images/menu_whatwedo.gif";

image6 = new Image();
image6.src = "images/menu_whatwedo2.gif";

image7 = new Image();
image7.src = "images/menu_publications.gif";

image8 = new Image();
image8.src = "images/menu_publications2.gif";

image9 = new Image();
image9.src = "images/menu_latestnews.gif";

image10 = new Image();
image10.src = "images/menu_latestnews2.gif";

image11 = new Image();
image11.src = "images/menu_faq.gif";

image12 = new Image();
image12.src = "images/menu_faq2.gif";

image13 = new Image();
image13.src = "images/menu_links.gif";

image14 = new Image();
image14.src = "images/menu_links2.gif";

image15 = new Image();
image15.src = "images/menu_contact.gif";

image16 = new Image();
image16.src = "images/menu_contact2.gif";