$(document).ready(function () {

    $('div.homecolumn').children().hide();

    $('div.homecolumn').hover(
		function () {
		    var a = $(this).attr('id');
		    $(this).css('background-image', 'url("/Images/Home/' + a + '.png")');
		    $(this).children().show();
		},
		function () {
		    var a = $(this).attr('id');
		    $(this).css('background-image', 'url("/Images/Home/pict-' + a + '.png")');
		    $(this).children().hide();
		}
	);


    preload([
		'/Images/Home/lcol.png',
		'/Images/Home/rcol.png',
		'/Images/Home/mcol.png'
	]);




});



function preload(arrayOfImages) {
    $(arrayOfImages).each(function () { $('<img/>')[0].src = this; });
}