function preloadImages(dir){
	if(!dir){dir='/';}
	if(document.images){
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-nav-afamilycompany-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-nav-uncommon-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-nav-familybusinesses-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-tenets-1-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-tenets-2-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-tenets-3-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-tenets-4-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-tenets-5-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-tenets-6-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-timeline-2008-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-timeline-1995-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-timeline-1988-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-timeline-1980-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-timeline-1977-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-timeline-1971-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-timeline-1967-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-timeline-1958-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-timeline-1951-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-timeline-1927-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-timeline-1920-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-timeline-1917-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-timeline-1910-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-timeline-1873-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-send-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subsubnav-backhistory-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subsubnav-backajitoday-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subsubnav-backinvestment-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subsubnav-backholdings-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-ourglobal-axfast-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-ourglobal-ajab-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-ourglobal-ajinc-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-footer-sitemap-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-footer-contact-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-footer-policies-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-nav-familybusinesses-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-nav-uncommon-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-nav-afamilycompany-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subsubnav-antonia-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subsubnav-mmilligan-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subsubnav-bhennelly-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subsubnav-gbrown-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subsubnav-ecafarella-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subsubnav-holdings-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subsubnav-kinetico-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subsubnav-parkson-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subsubnav-mountain-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subsubnav-specialty-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subsubnav-sprague-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subnav-ourhistory-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subnav-ajitoday-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subnav-ourglobal-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subnav-family-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subnav-headlines-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subnav-ownership-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subnav-whatlook-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subnav-wherelook-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subnav-whatpurchase-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subnav-investment-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subnav-current-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subnav-challenge-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subnav-employee-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subnav-newtrax-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subnav-terms-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subnav-privacy-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subnav-code-hover.gif");
		loadImage(dir+"assets/images/btn-subnav-copyright-hover.gif");
	}
}

function loadImage(str){
	var image = new Image();
	image.src = str;
}