function loadImages() {
       var i;
       var temp;
		
       for (i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
           temp = makeId(arguments[i]);
           eval(temp +"= new Image()");
           eval(temp+".src ='"+ arguments[i] +"'");
       }
   }
   function makeId(path) {
      var sOffset= path.indexOf("/") != -1 ? 
      path.substring(path.lastIndexOf("/"))+ 1 : 0;
      return path.substring(sOffset, path.lastIndexOf("."));
   }