if (document.images) {
		// U.S. Map
	mapUp = new Image
	mapWesternUS = new Image
	mapCentralUS = new Image
	mapNortheastUS = new Image
	mapSoutheastUS = new Image
	mapAlaskaUS = new Image
		// World Map
	WorldMapUp = new Image
	mapCanada = new Image
	mapLatAmer = new Image
	mapFarEast = new Image
	mapEurope = new Image
	mapAustralia = new Image
	mapIndia = new Image
	mapMiddleEast = new Image
		// U.S. Text
	textWestUS = new Image
	textWestUS_over = new Image
	textCentralUS = new Image
	textCentralUS_over = new Image
	textNEUS = new Image
	textNEUS_over = new Image
	textSEUS = new Image
	textSEUS_over = new Image
	textAlaskaUS = new Image
	textAlaskaUS_over = new Image
		// Global Text
	textCanada = new Image
	textCanada_over = new Image
	textLatAmer = new Image
	textLatAmer_over = new Image
	textFarEast = new Image
	textFarEast_over = new Image
	textEurope = new Image
	textEurope_over = new Image
	textAustralia = new Image
	textAustralia_over = new Image
	textIndia = new Image
	textIndia_over = new Image
	textMiddleEast = new Image
	textMiddleEast_over = new Image

		// U.S. Items 
	mapUp.src = "images/images_map_module/USmap_up.gif"
	mapWesternUS.src = "images/images_map_module/USmap_West_lit.gif"
	mapCentralUS.src = "images/images_map_module/USmap_Centeral_lit.gif"
	mapNortheastUS.src = "images/images_map_module/USmap_NE_lit.gif"
	mapSoutheastUS.src = "images/images_map_module/USmap_SE_lit.gif"
	mapAlaskaUS.src = "images/images_map_module/USmap_Alaska_lit.gif"
		// U.S. Text Items
	textWestUS.src = "images/images_map_module/USmap_textWest.gif"
	textWestUS_over.src = "images/images_map_module/USmap_textWest_over.gif"
	textCentralUS.src = "images/images_map_module/USmap_textCentral.gif"
	textCentralUS_over.src = "images/images_map_module/USmap_textCentral_over.gif"
	textNEUS.src = "images/images_map_module/USmap_textNE.gif"
	textNEUS_over.src = "images/images_map_module/USmap_textNE_over.gif"
	textSEUS.src = "images/images_map_module/USmap_textSE.gif"
	textSEUS_over.src = "images/images_map_module/USmap_textSE_over.gif"
	textAlaskaUS.src = "images/images_map_module/USmap_textAK.gif"
	textAlaskaUS_over.src = "images/images_map_module/USmap_textAK_over.gif"
		// Global Items
	WorldMapUp.src = "images/images_map_module/World_map_up.gif"
	mapCanada .src = "images/images_map_module/WorldMap_Canada_lit.gif"
	mapLatAmer .src = "images/images_map_module/WorldMap_LatinAmer_lit.gif"
	mapFarEast .src = "images/images_map_module/WorldMap_FarEast_lit.gif"
	mapEurope .src = "images/images_map_module/WorldMap_Europe_lit.gif"
	mapAustralia .src = "images/images_map_module/WorldMap_Australia_lit.gif"
	mapMiddleEast .src = "images/images_map_module/WorldMap_MiddleEast_lit.gif"
	mapIndia .src = "images/images_map_module/WorldMap_India_lit.gif"
		// Global Text Items
	textCanada.src = "images/images_map_module/WorldMap_Canada.gif"
	textCanada_over.src = "images/images_map_module/WorldMap_Canada_over.gif"
	textLatAmer.src = "images/images_map_module/WorldMap_LatAmer.gif"
	textLatAmer_over.src = "images/images_map_module/WorldMap_LatAmer_over.gif"
	textFarEast.src = "images/images_map_module/WorldMap_FarEast.gif"
	textFarEast_over.src = "images/images_map_module/WorldMap_FarEast_over.gif"
	textEurope.src = "images/images_map_module/WorldMap_Europe.gif"
	textEurope_over.src = "images/images_map_module/WorldMap_Europe_over.gif"
	textAustralia.src = "images/images_map_module/WorldMap_Australia.gif"
	textAustralia_over.src = "images/images_map_module/WorldMap_Australia_over.gif"
	textMiddleEast.src = "images/images_map_module/WorldMap_MiddleEast.gif"
	textMiddleEast_over.src = "images/images_map_module/WorldMap_MiddleEast_over.gif"
	textIndia.src = "images/images_map_module/WorldMap_India.gif"
	textIndia_over.src = "images/images_map_module/WorldMap_India_over.gif"
}