if (document.images)
		{

			prevoff = new Image(); 
			prevoff.src = "../../navbar/prev.jpg";
			prevon = new Image();
			prevon.src = "../../navbar/prevOn.jpg";

			nextoff = new Image(); 
			nextoff.src = "../../navbar/next.jpg";
			nexton = new Image();
			nexton.src = "../../navbar/nextOn.jpg";

			homeoff = new Image(); 
			homeoff.src = "../../navbar/home.jpg";
			homeon = new Image();
			homeon.src = "../../navbar/homeOn.jpg";

			galleriesoff = new Image(); 
			galleriesoff.src = "../../navbar/galleries.jpg";
			gallerieson = new Image();
			gallerieson.src = "../../navbar/galleriesOn.jpg";

			ratesoff = new Image(); 
			ratesoff.src = "../../navbar/rates.jpg";
			rateson = new Image();
			rateson.src = "../../navbar/ratesOn.jpg";

			copyrightoff = new Image(); 
			copyrightoff.src = "../../navbar/copyright.jpg";
			copyrighton = new Image();
			copyrighton.src = "../../navbar/copyrightOn.jpg";

		}

		// function to swap out images
		// root (as well as name in <img src> tag) and state to correspond exactly with above
		function imageSwap(root,state)
		{
			if (document.images)
			{
				theImage = eval(root + state + '.src');
				eval('document.' + root + '.src = theImage');
			}
		}