function preloadButtons() {



    menuAboutUs = new Image(); 

    menuAboutUs.src = "images/menu/about-us.gif";


    menuhcResearch = new Image(); 

    menuhcResearch.src = "images/menu/healthcare-research.gif";
	
	
	menuEnergyResearch = new Image(); 

    menuEnergyResearch.src = "images/menu/energy-research.gif";



    menuOurResearch = new Image(); 

    menuOurResearch.src = "images/menu/our-research.gif";



    menuSbProfiles = new Image(); 

    menuSbProfiles.src = "images/menu/sb-profiles.gif";



    menuNewsEvents = new Image(); 

    menuNewsEvents.src = "images/menu/news-events.gif";



    menuStateActivity = new Image(); 

    menuStateActivity.src = "images/menu/state-activity.gif";



    menuResources = new Image(); 

    menuResources.src = "images/menu/resources.gif";
	
	
	
	menuHCfaq = new Image(); 

    menuHCfaq.src = "images/menu/hc-faq.gif";



    // on

    

    menuAboutUsOn = new Image(); 

    menuAboutUsOn.src = "images/menu/about-us-on.gif";


    menuhcResearchOn = new Image(); 

    menuhcResearchOn.src = "images/menu/healthcare-research-on.gif";
	
	
	menuEnergyResearchOn = new Image(); 

    menuEnergyResearchOn.src = "images/menu/energy-research-on.gif";


    menuOurResearchOn = new Image(); 

    menuOurResearchOn.src = "images/menu/our-research-on.gif";



    menuSbProfilesOn = new Image(); 

    menuSbProfilesOn.src = "images/menu/sb-profiles-on.gif";



    menuNewsEventsOn = new Image(); 

    menuNewsEventsOn.src = "images/menu/news-events-on.gif";



    menuStateActivityOn = new Image(); 

    menuStateActivityOn.src = "images/menu/state-activity-on.gif";



    menuResourcesOn = new Image(); 

    menuResourcesOn.src = "images/menu/resources-on.gif";    
	
	
	
	menuHCfaqOn = new Image(); 

    menuHCfaqOn.src = "images/menu/hc-faq-on.gif";



    /* subs */



    menuOurTeam = new Image(); 

    menuOurTeam.src = "images/menu/our-team.gif";    



    menuContactUs = new Image(); 

    menuContactUs.src = "images/menu/contact-us.gif";    



    menuEconomicResearch = new Image(); 

    menuEconomicResearch.src = "images/menu/economic-research.gif";    



    menuOpinionResearch = new Image(); 

    menuOpinionResearch.src = "images/menu/opinion-research.gif";    



    menuStatistics = new Image(); 

    menuStatistics.src = "images/menu/statistics.gif";    



    menuInTheNews = new Image(); 

    menuInTheNews.src = "images/menu/in-the-news.gif";    



    menuRelatedNews = new Image(); 

    menuRelatedNews.src = "images/menu/related-news.gif";    



    menuPressRoom = new Image(); 

    menuPressRoom.src = "images/menu/press-room.gif";    



    menuEvents = new Image(); 

    menuEvents.src = "images/menu/events.gif";  



    menuCalifornia = new Image(); 

    menuCalifornia.src = "images/menu/california.gif";    



    menuNewYork = new Image(); 

    menuNewYork.src = "images/menu/new-york.gif";    



    // on



    menuOurTeamOn = new Image(); 

    menuOurTeamOn.src = "images/menu/our-team-on.gif";    



    menuContactUsOn = new Image(); 

    menuContactUsOn.src = "images/menu/contact-us-on.gif";    



    menuEconomicResearchOn = new Image(); 

    menuEconomicResearchOn.src = "images/menu/economic-research-on.gif";    

    

    menuOpinionResearchOn = new Image(); 

    menuOpinionResearchOn.src = "images/menu/opinion-research-on.gif";    



    menuStatisticsOn = new Image(); 

    menuStatisticsOn.src = "images/menu/statistics-on.gif";       



    menuInTheNewsOn = new Image(); 

    menuInTheNewsOn.src = "images/menu/in-the-news-on.gif";    



    menuRelatedNewsOn = new Image(); 

    menuRelatedNewsOn.src = "images/menu/related-news-on.gif";    



    menuPressRoomOn = new Image(); 

    menuPressRoomOn.src = "images/menu/press-room-on.gif";    



    menuEventsOn = new Image(); 

    menuEventsOn.src = "images/menu/events-on.gif";    



    menuCaliforniaOn = new Image(); 

    menuCaliforniaOn.src = "images/menu/california-on.gif";    



    menuNewYorkOn = new Image(); 

    menuNewYorkOn.src = "images/menu/new-york-on.gif";    





}