if (document.images) 
{

	//path to default desc image (blank/white image)
	
		var descDefaultPath = "/common/images/linkbar/long/descDefaultOut.gif";
	
	//product buttons and short text descriptions
		
		var descProfilesover = new Image;
		descProfilesover.src = "/common/images/linkbar/long/descProfilesOver.gif";
		var descProfilesout = new Image;
		descProfilesout.src = descDefaultPath;
	
			var btnProfilesover = new Image;
			btnProfilesover.src = "/common/images/linkbar/long/profiles_on.gif";
			var btnProfilesout = new Image;
			btnProfilesout.src = "/common/images/linkbar/long/profiles_off.gif";

		var descProfilesInfoover = new Image;
		descProfilesInfoover.src = "/common/images/linkbar/long/descProfilesInfoOver.gif";
		var descProfilesInfoout = new Image;
		descProfilesInfoout.src = descDefaultPath;
	
			var btnProfilesInfoover = new Image;
			btnProfilesInfoover.src = "/common/images/linkbar/long/profilesInfo_on.gif";
			var btnProfilesInfoout = new Image;
			btnProfilesInfoout.src = "/common/images/linkbar/long/profilesInfo_off.gif";

		descMarketsover = new Image;		
		descMarketsover.src = "/common/images/linkbar/long/descMarketsOver.gif";
		var descMarketsout = new Image;
		descMarketsout.src = descDefaultPath
			
			var btnMarketsover = new Image;
			btnMarketsover.src = "/common/images/linkbar/long/markets_on.gif";
			var btnMarketsout = new Image;
			btnMarketsout.src = "/common/images/linkbar/long/markets_off.gif";			

		descMarketsInfoover = new Image;		
		descMarketsInfoover.src = "/common/images/linkbar/long/descMarketsInfoOver.gif";
		var descMarketsInfoout = new Image;
		descMarketsInfoout.src = descDefaultPath
			
			var btnMarketsInfoover = new Image;
			btnMarketsInfoover.src = "/common/images/linkbar/long/marketsInfo_on.gif";
			var btnMarketsInfoout = new Image;
			btnMarketsInfoout.src = "/common/images/linkbar/long/marketsInfo_off.gif";			

		var descLeadsover = new Image;
		descLeadsover.src = "/common/images/linkbar/long/descLeadsOver.gif";
		var descLeadsout = new Image;
		descLeadsout.src = descDefaultPath
			
			var btnLeadsover = new Image;
			btnLeadsover.src = "/common/images/linkbar/long/leads_on.gif";
			var btnLeadsout = new Image;
			btnLeadsout.src = "/common/images/linkbar/long/leads_off.gif";


		var descLeads2over = new Image;
		descLeads2over.src = "/common/images/linkbar/long/descLeadsOver.gif";
		var descLeads2out = new Image;
		descLeads2out.src = descDefaultPath
			
			var btnLeads2over = new Image;
			btnLeads2over.src = "/common/images/linkbar/long/leads2_on.gif";
			var btnLeads2out = new Image;
			btnLeads2out.src = "/common/images/linkbar/long/leads2_off.gif";


		var descLeadsInfoover = new Image;
		descLeadsInfoover.src = "/common/images/linkbar/long/descLeadsInfoOver.gif";
		var descLeadsInfoout = new Image;
		descLeadsInfoout.src = descDefaultPath
			
			var btnLeadsInfoover = new Image;
			btnLeadsInfoover.src = "/common/images/linkbar/long/leadsInfo_on.gif";
			var btnLeadsInfoout = new Image;
			btnLeadsInfoout.src = "/common/images/linkbar/long/leadsInfo_off.gif";

		var descQDSover = new Image;
		descQDSover.src = "/common/images/linkbar/long/descQDSOver.gif";
		var descQDSout = new Image;
		descQDSout.src = descDefaultPath
			
			var btnQDSover = new Image;
			btnQDSover.src = "/common/images/linkbar/long/qds_on.gif";
			var btnQDSout = new Image;
			btnQDSout.src = "/common/images/linkbar/long/qds_off.gif";	
									
		var descQDSInfoover = new Image;
		descQDSInfoover.src = "/common/images/linkbar/long/descQDSInfoOver.gif";
		var descQDSInfoout = new Image;
		descQDSInfoout.src = descDefaultPath
			
			var btnQDSInfoover = new Image;
			btnQDSInfoover.src = "/common/images/linkbar/long/qdsInfo_on.gif";
			var btnQDSInfoout = new Image;
			btnQDSInfoout.src = "/common/images/linkbar/long/qdsInfo_off.gif";	

			var btnlycosLeadsover = new Image;
			btnlycosLeadsover.src = "/common/images/linkbar/long/lycosleads_on.gif";
			var btnlycosLeadsout = new Image;
			btnlycosLeadsout.src = "/common/images/linkbar/long/lycosleads_off.gif";

}