//create special objects for top swapimage
		var TopImages = new Object();
		TopImages["top_ani"] = new Image(1024, 173);
		TopImages["top_ani"].src = "images/top_animation.jpg";
		TopImages["top_contact"] = new Image(1024, 173);
		TopImages["top_contact"].src = "images/top_contact.jpg";
		TopImages["top_inter"] = new Image(1024, 173);
		TopImages["top_inter"].src = "images/top_inter.jpg";
		TopImages["top_text"] = new Image(956, 173);
		TopImages["top_text"].src = "images/top_text.jpg";
		TopImages["top_video"] = new Image(1024, 173);
		TopImages["top_video"].src = "images/top_video.jpg";
		
		//create special objects for left swapimage
		var LeftImages = new Object();
		LeftImages["left_ani"] = new Image(350, 580);
		LeftImages["left_ani"].src = "images/left_animation.jpg";
		LeftImages["left_contact"] = new Image(350, 580);
		LeftImages["left_contact"].src = "images/left_contact.jpg";
		LeftImages["left_inter"] = new Image(350, 578);
		LeftImages["left_inter"].src = "images/left_inter.jpg";
		LeftImages["left_video"] = new Image(350, 545);
		LeftImages["left_video"].src = "images/left_video.jpg";
		LeftImages["left_fredbio"] = new Image(339, 521);
		LeftImages["left_fredbio"].src = "images/biotext_fred.jpg";
		LeftImages["left_salbio"] = new Image(333, 526);
		LeftImages["left_salbio"].src = "images/biotext_sal.jpg";
		
		
		//create special objects for audio swapimage
		var SoundImages = new Object();
		//	SoundImages["av1"] = new Image(184, 110);
		//	SoundImages["av1"].src = "images/audio_av1.jpg";
		SoundImages["av2_1"] = new Image(184, 182);
		SoundImages["av2_1"].src = "images/audio_av2_1.jpg";
		SoundImages["av2_2"] = new Image(184, 182);
		SoundImages["av2_2"].src = "images/audio_av2_2.jpg";
		SoundImages["av2_3"] = new Image(184, 182);
		SoundImages["av2_3"].src = "images/audio_av2_3.jpg";
		SoundImages["av3_1"] = new Image(246, 182);
		SoundImages["av3_1"].src = "images/audio_av3_1.jpg";
		SoundImages["av3_2"] = new Image(246, 182);
		SoundImages["av3_2"].src = "images/audio_av3_2.jpg";
		SoundImages["audio_inter_1"] = new Image(381, 273);
		SoundImages["audio_inter_1"].src = "images/audio_inter_1.jpg";
		SoundImages["audio_inter_2"] = new Image(381, 273);
		SoundImages["audio_inter_2"].src = "images/audio_inter_2.jpg";
		SoundImages["audio_inter_3"] = new Image(381, 273);
		SoundImages["audio_inter_3"].src = "images/audio_inter_3.jpg";

//called from flash (load remaining images
function preload_imgs(){
	if(document.images){
		//other images
		var aryImages = new Array(114);
		aryImages[0] = "images/top_animation.jpg";
		aryImages[1] = "images/top_contact.jpg";
		aryImages[2] = "images/top_inter.jpg";
		aryImages[3] = "images/top_text.jpg";
		aryImages[4] = "images/top_video.jpg";
		aryImages[5] = "images/left_animation.jpg";
		aryImages[6] = "images/left_contact.jpg";
		aryImages[7] = "images/left_inter.jpg";
		aryImages[8] = "images/left_video.jpg";
		aryImages[9] = "images/biotext_fred.jpg";
		aryImages[10] = "images/biotext_sal.jpg";
		aryImages[11] = "images/bio_fred_off.jpg";
		aryImages[12] = "images/bio_fred_on.jpg";
		aryImages[13] = "images/bio_sal_off.jpg";
		aryImages[14] = "images/bio_sal_on.jpg";
		aryImages[15] = "images/3_2_og.jpg";
		aryImages[16] = "images/ani_2_2.jpg";
		aryImages[17] = "images/ani_3_1.jpg";
		aryImages[18] = "images/ani_4_1.jpg";
		aryImages[19] = "images/ani_4_2.jpg";
		aryImages[20] = "images/ani_4_3.jpg";
		aryImages[21] = "images/ani_5_1.jpg";
		aryImages[22] = "images/audio.jpg";
		aryImages[23] = "images/audio_av1.jpg";  /////////////////images for imageswap
		aryImages[24] = "images/audio_av2_1.jpg";
		aryImages[25] = "images/audio_av2_2.jpg";
		aryImages[26] = "images/audio_av2_3.jpg";
		aryImages[27] = "images/audio_av3_1.jpg";
		aryImages[28] = "images/audio_av3_2.jpg";
		aryImages[29] = "images/audio_inter_1.jpg";
		aryImages[30] = "images/audio_inter_2.jpg";
		aryImages[31] = "images/audio_inter_3.jpg";  /////////////////////////////////
		aryImages[32] = "images/2_2.jpg";
		aryImages[33] = "images/3_01.jpg";
		aryImages[34] = "images/3_02.jpg";
		aryImages[35] = "images/3_03.jpg";
		aryImages[36] = "images/3_04.jpg";
		aryImages[37] = "images/3_05.jpg";
		aryImages[38] = "images/email_fred.jpg";
		aryImages[39] = "images/email_fred_contact.jpg";
		aryImages[40] = "images/email_sal.jpg";
		aryImages[41] = "images/email_sal_contact.jpg";
		aryImages[42] = "images/fb_10_1.jpg";
		aryImages[43] = "images/fb_11_1.jpg";
		aryImages[44] = "images/fb_11_4.jpg";
		aryImages[45] = "images/fb_11_6.jpg";
		aryImages[46] = "images/fb_12_4.jpg";
		aryImages[47] = "images/fb_13_1.jpg";
		aryImages[48] = "images/fb_14_1.jpg";
		aryImages[49] = "images/fb_16_1.jpg";
		aryImages[50] = "images/fb_1_1.jpg";
		aryImages[51] = "images/fb_2_1.jpg";
		aryImages[52] = "images/fb_4_1.jpg";
		aryImages[53] = "images/fb_5_1.jpg";
		aryImages[54] = "images/fb_6_1.jpg";
		aryImages[55] = "images/fb_7_1.jpg";
		aryImages[56] = "images/fb_7_3.jpg";
		aryImages[57] = "images/fb_8_1.jpg";
		aryImages[58] = "images/flash_sorry.jpg";
		aryImages[59] = "images/fredbio_2A.jpg";
		aryImages[60] = "images/int_1_1.jpg";
		aryImages[61] = "images/int_1_2.jpg";
		aryImages[62] = "images/int_1_3.jpg";
		aryImages[63] = "images/int_2_1_text1.jpg";
		aryImages[64] = "images/int_2_1_text2.jpg";
		aryImages[65] = "images/int_2_1_text3.jpg";
		aryImages[66] = "images/int_2_2.jpg";
		aryImages[67] = "images/int_2_3.jpg";
		aryImages[68] = "images/int_3_1.jpg";
		aryImages[69] = "images/int_3_2.jpg";
		aryImages[70] = "images/int_4_1.jpg";
		aryImages[71] = "images/int_4_2.jpg";
		aryImages[72] = "images/int_6_2.jpg";
		aryImages[73] = "images/int_8_1.jpg";
		aryImages[74] = "images/1_2.jpg";
		aryImages[75] = "images/1_2temp.jpg";
		aryImages[76] = "images/3_06.jpg";
		aryImages[77] = "images/3_07.jpg";
		aryImages[78] = "images/logo_flash_player_mx_120x120.gif";
		aryImages[79] = "images/salbio_2A.jpg";
		aryImages[80] = "images/sb_10_1.jpg";
		aryImages[81] = "images/sb_10_2.jpg";
		aryImages[82] = "images/sb_10_3.jpg";
		aryImages[83] = "images/sb_11_1.jpg";
		aryImages[84] = "images/sb_11_2.jpg";
		aryImages[85] = "images/sb_13_1.jpg";
		aryImages[86] = "images/sb_15_1.jpg";
		aryImages[87] = "images/sb_16_1.jpg";
		aryImages[88] = "images/sb_17_1.jpg";
		aryImages[89] = "images/sb_18_1.jpg";
		aryImages[90] = "images/sb_1_1.jpg";
		aryImages[91] = "images/sb_2_1.jpg";
		aryImages[92] = "images/sb_2_2.jpg";
		aryImages[93] = "images/sb_4_1.jpg";
		aryImages[94] = "images/sb_5_1.jpg";
		aryImages[95] = "images/sb_6_1.jpg";
		aryImages[96] = "images/sb_6_2.jpg";
		aryImages[97] = "images/sb_7_1.jpg";
		aryImages[98] = "images/sb_8_1.jpg";
		aryImages[99] = "images/sb_9_1.jpg";
		aryImages[100] = "images/star.jpg";
		aryImages[101] = "images/4_2.jpg";
		aryImages[102] = "images/ani_1_1.jpg";
		aryImages[103] = "images/ani_1_2.jpg";
		aryImages[104] = "images/ani_1_3.jpg";
		aryImages[105] = "images/ani_2_1.jpg";
		aryImages[106] = "images/vid_1_1_ben.jpg";
		aryImages[107] = "images/vid_2_1_text.jpg";
		aryImages[108] = "images/vid_4_1.jpg";
		aryImages[109] = "images/vid_4_2.jpg";
		aryImages[110] = "images/vid_4_3.jpg";
		aryImages[111] = "images/vid_5_1.jpg";
		aryImages[112] = "images/vid_5_2.jpg";
		aryImages[113] = "images/vid_5_3.jpg";
		
		for (i=0; i < aryImages.length; i++) {
			var preload = new Image();
			preload.src = aryImages[i];
		}
	}
}