if (document.images) {

	// tools links
	contactusOn = new Image(55,12);
	contactusOn.src = "/images/header/contactus_on.gif";
	contactusOff = new Image(55,12);
	contactusOff.src = "/images/header/contactus_off.gif";
	searchOn = new Image(55,12);
	searchOn.src = "/images/header/search_on.gif";
	searchOff = new Image(55,12);
	searchOff.src = "/images/header/search_off.gif";
	sitemapOn = new Image(55,12);
	sitemapOn.src = "/images/header/sitemap_on.gif";
	sitemapOff = new Image(55,12);
	sitemapOff.src = "/images/header/sitemap_off.gif"; 
	creditcardsOn = new Image(55,12);
	creditcardsOn.src = "/images/header/creditcard_on.gif";
	creditcardsOff = new Image(55,12);
	creditcardsOff.src = "/images/header/creditcard_off.gif"; 	

	// left hand menu items
	vangoghOn = new Image(10, 16);
	vangoghOn.src = "/images/mouseover.gif";
	vangoghOff = new Image(10, 16);
	vangoghOff.src = "/images/filler.gif";
	
	abnamroOn = new Image(10, 16);
	abnamroOn.src = "/images/mouseover.gif";
	abnamroOff = new Image(10, 16);
	abnamroOff.src = "/images/filler.gif";
	productsOn = new Image(10, 16);
	productsOn.src = "/images/mouseover.gif";
	productsOff = new Image(10, 16);
	productsOff.src = "/images/filler.gif";
	peopleOn = new Image(10, 16);
	peopleOn.src = "/images/mouseover.gif";
	peopleOff = new Image(10, 16);
	peopleOff.src = "/images/filler.gif";
	mediaroomOn = new Image(10, 16);
	mediaroomOn.src = "/images/mouseover.gif";
	mediaroomOff = new Image(10, 16);
	mediaroomOff.src = "/images/filler.gif";	
	economicOn = new Image(10, 16);
	economicOn.src = "/images/mouseover.gif";
	economicOff = new Image(10, 16);
	economicOff.src = "/images/filler.gif";		
	financialOn = new Image(10, 16);
	financialOn.src = "/images/mouseover.gif";
	financialOff = new Image(10, 16);
	financialOff.src = "/images/filler.gif";		
	propertyOn = new Image(10, 16);
	propertyOn.src = "/images/mouseover.gif";
	propertyOff = new Image(10, 16);
	propertyOff.src = "/images/filler.gif";
	creditcardsOn = new Image(10, 16);
	creditcardsOn.src = "/images/mouseover.gif";
	creditcardsOff = new Image(10, 16);
	creditcardsOff.src = "/images/filler.gif";
	creditratingOn = new Image(10, 16);
	creditratingOn.src = "/images/mouseover.gif";
	creditratingOff = new Image(10, 16);
	creditratingOff.src = "/images/filler.gif";	
}