function preib() 
	{
     // counter     
	
	var i = 0;
	
	
     // create object   
	
	imageObjib = new Image();
	
	
     // set image list for header     
	
	imagesib = new Array();     
	imagesib[0]="img/background.jpg"     
	imagesib[1]="img/gap.gif"     
	imagesib[2]="img/noth-1.gif"     
	imagesib[3]="img/ib-00.gif"
	imagesib[4]="img/ib-1.gif"     
	imagesib[5]="img/ib-2.gif"     
	imagesib[6]="img/ib-3.gif"     
	imagesib[7]="img/ib-4.gif"
	imagesib[8]="img/ib-5.gif"     
	imagesib[9]="img/ib-6a.gif"     
	imagesib[10]="img/ib-6b.gif" 
	imagesib[11]="img/ib-7.gif"     
	imagesib[12]="img/ib-8.gif"  
	imagesib[13]="img/ib-9a.gif"     
	imagesib[14]="img/ib-9b.gif" 
	imagesib[15]="img/ib-0a.gif"     
	imagesib[16]="img/ib-0b.gif"      
	
	
  
     // start preloading     
	
	for(i=0; i<=16; i++)      
	
	{      imageObjib.src=imagesib[i];     }

	}