function homePreloader() {
     var i = 0;
     imageObj = new Image();
     // set image list
     images = new Array();
     images[0] = "/images/newsBackRO.jpg";
     images[1] = "/images/resourcesBackRO.jpg";
     images[2] = "/images/calendarBackRO.jpg";
     images[3] = "/images/orangeBarRO.jpg";
     images[4] = "/images/searchBoxRO.jpg";
     for(i = 0; i < images.length; i++) {
          imageObj.src=images[i];
     }
} 
function interiorPreloader() {
    var i = 0;
    imageObj = new Image();
    // set image list
    images = new Array();
    images[0] = "/images/orangeBarRO.jpg";
    images[1] = "/images/searchBoxRO.jpg";
    for(i = 0; i < images.length; i++) {
        imageObj.src=images[i];
    }
}

IEhoverFix = function() {
    var sfEls = document.getElementById("nav").getElementsByTagName("LI");
    for (var i = 0; i < sfEls.length; i++) {
        sfEls[i].onmouseover = function() {
            this.className += " IEhoverFix";
        }
        sfEls[i].onmouseout = function() {
            this.className = this.className.replace(new RegExp(" IEhoverFix\\b"), "");
        }
    }
}
if (window.attachEvent) window.attachEvent("onload", IEhoverFix);

// validations
function validateSFDCForm() {
    var msg = "";
    if (document.forms[0].first_name.value == "") msg += "First Name\n";
    if (document.forms[0].last_name.value == "") msg += "Last Name\n";
    if (document.forms[0].company.value == "") msg += "Company\n";
    if (document.forms[0].street.value == "") msg += "Address\n";
    if (document.forms[0].email.value == "") {
        msg += "Email\n";
    } else {
        if (document.forms[0].email.value.indexOf("@") <= 0) {
            msg += "Email is not correct\n";
        }
    }
    if (document.forms[0].country.value == "") msg += "Country\n";
    if (msg != "") {
        alert("Pleas check the following fields:\n\n" + msg);
        return false;
    } else {
        return true;
    }
}