function preload() {
	        var joinnesthover = new Image;
	        joinnesthover.src = 'images/joinback2.jpg';
	        
	        var joinnest = new Image;
	        joinnest.src = 'images/joinback.jpg';
	        
	        var leafhover = new Image; 
	        leafhover.src = 'images/hoverimg2.gif';
	        
	        var edithover = new Image;
	        edithover.src ='images/icons/editg_hover.gif';
	        
	        var erroricon = new Image;
	        erroricon.src = 'images/icons/error.jpg';
	        
	        var successicon = new Image;
	        successicon.src = 'images/icons/success.jpg';
	        
	        var hoverimg3 = new Image;
	        hoverimg3.src = 'images/hoverimg3.gif';
	        
	        var starred = new Image;
	        starred.src = 'images/icons/starred.gif';
	        
	        var stargreen = new Image;
	        stargreen.src = 'images/icons/stargreen.gif';
	        
	        var stargrey = new Image;
	        stargrey.src = 'images/icons/stargrey.gif';
	        
	        var checkgrey = new Image;
	        checkgrey.src = 'images/icons/checkgrey.gif';
	        
	        var checkgreen = new Image;
	        checkgreen.src = 'images/icons/checkgreen.gif';
	        
	        var xred = new Image;
	        xred.src = 'images/icons/xred.gif';
	        
	        var xgrey = new Image;
	        xgrey.src = 'images/icons/xgrey.gif';
	        
	        var nrLogo = new Image;
	        nrLogo.src= 'images/logos/nr_hover.jpg';
	        
	        var trLogo = new Image;
	        trLogo.src = 'images/logos/tr_hover.jpg';
	        
        }