var d=document;

  if(d.images){

  	d.pic_array = new Array();
  	d.pic_obj = new Array();
  	d.pic_array[0] = '../images/channeltabspacer.gif';
  	d.pic_array[1] = '../images/headeractive.gif';
  	d.pic_array[2] = '../images/subpanelleft.gif';
  	d.pic_array[3] = '../images/menupic.gif';
  	d.pic_array[4] = '../images/subpanelright.gif';
  	d.pic_array[5] = '../images/menufiller.gif';
	d.pic_array[6] = '../images/menuaddress.gif';
  	d.pic_array[7] = '../images/subfloatingpanelleft.gif';
  	d.pic_array[8] = '../images/channeltab_1_1.gif';
  	d.pic_array[9] = '../images/channeltab_2_1.gif';
  	d.pic_array[10] = '../images/channeltab_3_1.gif';
	d.pic_array[11] = '../images/channeltab_4_1.gif';
  	d.pic_array[12] = '../images/channeltab_5_1.gif';

    var i, m=0, j=d.pic_array.length;

    for(i=0; i<j; i++){

    	d.pic_obj[m]=new Image;
    	d.pic_obj[m++].src=d.pic_array[i];

    }
  }


function preloadimages() {

  var d=document;

  if(d.images){

  	d.pic_array = new Array();
  	d.pic_obj = new Array()
  	d.pic_array[0] = '../images/channeltab_1_2.gif';
  	d.pic_array[1] = '../images/channeltab_2_2.gif';
  	d.pic_array[2] = '../images/channeltab_3_2.gif';
	d.pic_array[3] = '../images/channeltab_4_2.gif';
  	d.pic_array[4] = '../images/channeltab_5_2.gif';
  	d.pic_array[5] = '../images/headergeneral.gif';
  	d.pic_array[6] = '../images/headeractive.gif';
  	d.pic_array[7] = '../images/headerretired.gif';
  	d.pic_array[8] = '../images/headeremployers.gif';
  	d.pic_array[9] = '../images/headerstaff.gif';

    var i, m=0, j=d.pic_array.length;

    for(i=0; i<j; i++){

    	d.pic_obj[m]=new Image;
    	d.pic_obj[m++].src=d.pic_array[i];

    }
  }

}