if (document.images) {

 about_cucinaon = new Image();
 about_cucinaon.src = "/images/menu_about_cucina_on.gif";

 about_cucinaoff = new Image();
 about_cucinaoff.src = "/images/menu_about_cucina_off.gif";

 cucina_historyon = new Image();
 cucina_historyon.src = "/images/menu_cucina_history_on.gif";

 cucina_historyoff = new Image();
 cucina_historyoff.src = "/images/menu_cucina_history_off.gif";

 showroomon = new Image();
 showroomon.src = "/images/menu_showroom_on.gif";

 showroomoff = new Image();
 showroomoff.src = "/images/menu_showroom_off.gif";

 other_projectson = new Image();
 other_projectson.src = "/images/menu_other_projects_on.gif";

 other_projectsoff = new Image();
 other_projectsoff.src = "/images/menu_other_projects_off.gif";

 driving_directionson = new Image();
 driving_directionson.src = "/images/menu_driving_directions_on.gif";

 driving_directionsoff = new Image();
 driving_directionsoff.src = "/images/menu_driving_directions_off.gif";

 contact_uson = new Image();
 contact_uson.src = "/images/menu_contact_us_on.gif";

 contact_usoff = new Image();
 contact_usoff.src = "/images/menu_contact_us_off.gif";

 }