//preload the images to minimize flickering when the images are swapping (for the Regional Image Map)
var theImages = new Array();
theImages[0]= new Image();
theImages[0].src="images/main_menu/main_menu_0.gif";
theImages[1]= new Image();
theImages[1].src="images/main_menu/main_menu_1.gif";
theImages[2]=new Image();
theImages[2].src='images/main_menu/main_menu_2.gif';
theImages[3]=new Image();
theImages[3].src='images/main_menu/main_menu_3.gif';
theImages[4]=new Image();
theImages[4].src='images/main_menu/main_menu_4.gif';
 
function swapImage(imgPath){
	//document.getElementById("theImage").src=imgPath;
	document.main_menu_image_map.src = imgPath;
}