function preloadImages(){
if (document.images)
    {
      preload_image_object = new Image();
      // set image url
      image_url = new Array();
      image_url[0] = "images/aboutOff.jpg";
      image_url[1] = "images/aboutOff.jpg";
      image_url[2] = "images/pharmaOn.jpg";
      image_url[3] = "images/pharmaOff.jpg";
	  image_url[4] = "images/graphicOff.jpg";
      image_url[5] = "images/graphicOff.jpg";
      image_url[6] = "images/contactOn.jpg";
      image_url[7] = "images/contactOff.jpg";

       var i = 0;
       for(i=0; i<=3; i++) 
         preload_image_object.src = image_url[i];
    }
}