function newImage(arg) {
	if (document.images) {
		rslt = new Image();
		rslt.src = arg;
		return rslt;
	}
}

function preloadImages() {
	if (document.images) {
		img_logo_kbm = newImage("./graphics/header/img_logo_kbm.gif"); 		
		nav_contact_over = newImage("./graphics/header/nav_contact_over.gif"); 		
		nav_contact = newImage("./graphics/header/nav_contact.gif");
		nav_careers = newImage("./graphics/header/nav_careers.gif");
		nav_search = newImage("./graphics/navigation/nav_search.gif");
		btn_arrow = newImage("./graphics/btn_arrow.gif");
		nav_hm_about_over = newImage("./graphics/navigation/nav_hm_about_over.gif");
		nav_hm_about = newImage("./graphics/navigation/nav_hm_about.gif");
		nav_hm_areas_over = newImage("./graphics/navigation/nav_hm_areas_over.gif");
		nav_hm_areas = newImage("./graphics/navigation/nav_hm_areas.gif");
		img_hm_block = newImage("./graphics/img_hm_block.gif");
		nav_news_over = newImage("./graphics/navigation/nav_news_over.gif");
		nav_news = newImage("./graphics/navigation/nav_news.gif");
		img_hm_fen_10a = newImage("./graphics/img_hm_fen_10a.gif");
		img_hm_fen_10b = newImage("./graphics/img_hm_fen_10b.gif");
		nav_successes_over = newImage("./graphics/navigation/nav_successes_over.gif");
		nav_successes = newImage("./graphics/navigation/nav_successes.gif");
		img_hm_logo_right = newImage("./graphics/img_hm_logo_right.gif");
		nav_investigations_over = newImage("./graphics/navigation/nav_investigations_over.gif");
		nav_investigations = newImage("./graphics/navigation/nav_investigations.gif");
		nav_cases_over = newImage("./graphics/navigation/nav_cases_over.gif");
		nav_cases = newImage("./graphics/navigation/nav_cases.gif");
		img_hm_block_0 = newImage("./graphics/img_hm_block_0.gif");
		img_hm_block_1 = newImage("./graphics/img_hm_block_1.gif");
		img_hm_block_2 = newImage("./graphics/img_hm_block_2.gif");
		img_hm_block_3 = newImage("./graphics/img_hm_block_3.gif");
		img_hm_block_4 = newImage("./graphics/img_hm_block_4.gif");
		img_hm_block_5 = newImage("./graphics/img_hm_block_5.gif");
		img_hm_block_6 = newImage("./graphics/img_hm_block_6.gif");
		img_hm_01 = newImage("./graphics/img_hm_01.gif");
		img_hm_04 = newImage("./graphics/img_hm_04.gif");
		img_hm_05 = newImage("./graphics/img_hm_05.gif");
	}
}