if(document.images){
		//preload images for browser caching
		homeOff = new Image
		homeOn = new Image
		scoringOff = new Image
		scoringOn = new Image
		newsOff = new Image
		newsOn = new Image
		playersOff = new Image
		playersOn = new Image
		spectatorOff = new Image
		spectatorOn = new Image
		historyOff = new Image
		historyOn = new Image
		usgaOff = new Image
		usgaOn = new Image
		
		homeOff.src = "/images/menu/homeOff.gif"
		homeOn.src = "/images/menu/homeOn.gif"
		scoringOff.src = "/images/menu/scoringOff.gif"
		scoringOn.src = "/images/menu/scoringOn.gif"
		newsOff.src = "/images/menu/newsOff.gif"
		newsOn.src = "/images/menu/newsOn.gif"
		playersOff.src = "/images/menu/playersOff.gif"
		playersOn.src = "/images/menu/playersOn.gif"
		spectatorOff.src = "/images/menu/spectatorOff.gif"
		spectatorOn.src = "/images/menu/spectatorOn.gif"
		historyOff.src = "/images/menu/historyOff.gif"
		historyOn.src = "/images/menu/historyOn.gif"
		usgaOff.src = "/images/menu/usgaOff.gif"
		usgaOn.src = "/images/menu/usgaOn.gif"
	}else{
	 	homeOff = " "
		homeOn = " "
		document.home = ""
		scoringOff = " "
		scoringOn = " "
		document.scoring = ""
		newsOff = " "
		newsOn = " "
		document.news = ""
		playersOff = " "
		playersOn = " "
		document.players = ""
		spectatorOff = " "
		spectatorOn = " " 
		document.spectator = ""
		historyOff = " "
		historyON = " " 
		document.history = ""
		usgaOff = " "
		usgaOn = " "
		document.usga = ""
	}