var welcome = new Image();
welcome.src = "images/btn_welcome_1.gif"
var welcomeroll = new Image();
welcomeroll.src = "images/btn_welcome_2.gif"

var workshops = new Image();
workshops.src = "images/btn_workshops_1.gif"
var workshopsroll = new Image();
workshopsroll.src = "images/btn_workshops_2.gif"

var classes = new Image();
classes.src = "images/btn_classes_1.gif"
var classesroll = new Image();
classesroll.src = "images/btn_classes_2.gif"

var events = new Image();
events.src = "images/btn_events_1.gif"
var eventsroll = new Image();
eventsroll.src = "images/btn_events_2.gif"

var gallery = new Image();
gallery.src = "images/btn_gallery_1.gif"
var galleryroll = new Image();
galleryroll.src = "images/btn_gallery_2.gif"

var links1 = new Image();
links1.src = "images/btn_links_1.gif"
var links1roll = new Image();
links1roll.src = "images/btn_links_2.gif"

var contact = new Image();
contact.src = "images/btn_contact_1.gif"
var contactroll = new Image();
contactroll.src = "images/btn_contact_2.gif"



var preloadFlag = false;
function preloadImages() {
	if (document.images) {
		 workshops_btn = newImage("images/btn_workshops_2.gif");
		classes_btn = newImage("images/btn_classes_2.gif");
		events_btn = newImage("images/btn_events_2.gif");
		links_btn = newImage("images/btn_links_2.gif");
		contact_btn = newImage("images/btn_contact_2.gif");

		preloadFlag = true;
	}
}

var currentdate = "Last updated: 14th October, 2011"