function preloadImage(name)
  {
    var img;
    img = new Image();
    img.src = name;
    document.preloadedImages[document.preloadedImages.length + 1] = img;
  }

  function preloadImages()
  {
    document.preloadedImages = new Array();
    
    preloadImage("html/images/header/flags/qc_us2.gif");
    preloadImage("html/images/header/flags/qc_canada_english2.gif");
    preloadImage("html/images/header/flags/qc_canada_french2.gif");    
    preloadImage("html/images/header/flags/qc_mexico2.gif");
    
    preloadImage("html/images/header/flags/qc_us2_over.gif");
    preloadImage("html/images/header/flags/qc_canada_english2_over.gif");
    preloadImage("html/images/header/flags/qc_canada_french2_over.gif");    
    preloadImage("html/images/header/flags/qc_mexico2_over.gif");            
 
    preloadImage("html/images/header/blue/qc_home.gif");
    preloadImage("html/images/header/blue/qc_about.gif");
    preloadImage("html/images/header/blue/qc_events.gif");
    preloadImage("html/images/header/blue/qc_publications.gif");
    preloadImage("html/images/header/blue/qc_faqs.gif");
    preloadImage("html/images/header/blue/qc_links.gif");     
    preloadImage("html/images/header/blue/qc_contact.gif");     

    preloadImage("html/images/header/blue/qc_home_over.gif");
    preloadImage("html/images/header/blue/qc_about_over.gif");
    preloadImage("html/images/header/blue/qc_events_over.gif");
    preloadImage("html/images/header/blue/qc_publications_over.gif");
    preloadImage("html/images/header/blue/qc_faqs_over.gif");
    preloadImage("html/images/header/blue/qc_links_over.gif");     
    preloadImage("html/images/header/blue/qc_contact_over.gif");    
 
    preloadImage("html/images/header/mustard/qc_consumers.gif");
    preloadImage("html/images/header/mustard/qc_farmers.gif");
    preloadImage("html/images/header/mustard/qc_journalists.gif");
    preloadImage("html/images/header/mustard/qc_teachers.gif");

    preloadImage("html/images/header/mustard/qc_consumers_over.gif");
    preloadImage("html/images/header/mustard/qc_farmers_over.gif");
    preloadImage("html/images/header/mustard/qc_journalists_over.gif");
    preloadImage("html/images/header/mustard/qc_teachers_over.gif");
                       
  }