var myimages=new Array()

function preloadimages(){
	for (i=0;i<preloadimages.arguments.length;i++){
		myimages[i]=new Image()
		myimages[i].src=preloadimages.arguments[i]
	}
}

preloadimages("image/colibri_a_32.cur","image/colibri_a_48.png","images/main_a.jpg","images/research_a.jpg","images/teaching_a.jpg","images/main_h.jpg","images/research_h.jpg","images/teaching_h.jpg");