function preloadImages() {

	about_on.src = "/images/about_on.gif";
	about_off.src = "/images/about_off.gif";
	services_on.src = "/images/services_on.gif";
	services_off.src = "/images/services_off.gif";
	investment_on.src = "/images/investment_on.gif";
	investment_off.src = "/images/investment_off.gif";
	profiles_on.src = "/images/profiles_on.gif";
	profiles_off.src = "/images/profiles_off.gif";
	kcenter_on.src = "/images/kcenter_on.gif";
	kcenter_off.src = "/images/kcenter_off.gif";
	pershing_on.src = "/images/pershing_on.gif";
	pershing_off.src = "/images/pershing_off.gif";
	contact_on.src = "/images/contact_on.gif";
	contact_off.src = "/images/contact_off.gif";
}

	if (document.images) {
   
   about_on = new Image();
   about_on.src = "/images/about_on.gif";
   about_off = new Image();
   about_off.src = "/images/about_off.gif";
   
   services_on = new Image();
   services_on.src = "/images/services_on.gif";
   services_off = new Image();
   services_off.src = "/images/services_off.gif";
  
   investment_on = new Image();
   investment_on.src = "/images/investment_on.gif";
   investment_off = new Image();
   investment_off.src = "/images/investment_off.gif";
   
   profiles_on = new Image();
   profiles_on.src = "/images/profiles_on.gif";
   profiles_off = new Image();
   profiles_off.src = "/images/profiles_off.gif";    
   
   kcenter_on = new Image();
   kcenter_on.src = "/images/kcenter_on.gif";
   kcenter_off = new Image();
   kcenter_off.src = "/images/kcenter_off.gif"; 
   
   pershing_on = new Image();
   pershing_on.src = "/images/pershing_on.gif";
   pershing_off = new Image();
   pershing_off.src = "/images/pershing_off.gif";       
   
   contact_on = new Image();
   contact_on.src = "/images/contact_on.gif";
   contact_off = new Image();
   contact_off.src = "/images/contact_off.gif";    
   }

   function swapImage(imgName,newImage) {
   if (document.images) {
      eval('document.' + imgName + '.src = ' + newImage + '.src');
   }
}

function init(){

isNS4 = (document.layers) ? true : false;
isIE4 = (document.all && !document.getElementById) ? true : false;
isIE5 = (document.all && document.getElementById) ? true : false;
isNS6 = (!document.all && document.getElementById) ? true : false;

	
		if (isNS4){
		   layerRef = "document.layers";
		   styleSwitch="";
		}
		else if (isIE4) {
		   layerRef = "document.all";
		   styleSwitch=".style";
		}
		else if (isIE5 || isNS6) {
		   layerRef = "document.getElementById";
		   styleSwitch=".style";
		}		

		//wipeLeft('loadingBG');
		//hideLayer('header');
		//hideLayer('msg');
temp=0;
	}


//GENERAL FUNCTIONS
	function showLayer(layerName){

		clearTimeout(temp);

		var a = showLayer.arguments;
		for (i=0; i<a.length; i++) {
		
		//alert(layerRef+'("'+a[i]+'")'+'.style.visibility="visible"');
			if (isIE5 || isNS6) {
	   		eval(layerRef+'("'+a[i]+'")'+styleSwitch+'.visibility="visible"');
			}else{
			eval(layerRef+'["'+a[i]+'"]'+styleSwitch+'.visibility="visible"');
			}
		}

		temp=setTimeout('hideLayer("'+layerName+'")',3000);
	}
	

	function hideLayer(){
		var a = hideLayer.arguments;
		//alert(hideLayer.arguments);
  		for (i=0; i<a.length; i++) {
    	//alert(a[i]);
			if (isIE5 || isNS6) {
	   		eval(layerRef+'("'+a[i]+'")'+styleSwitch+'.visibility="hidden"');
			} else{
			eval(layerRef+'["'+a[i]+'"]'+styleSwitch+'.visibility="hidden"');
			}
		}
	}