function preloadImages() {  
  if (document.images) {  
    menu_buy_normal = newImage("images/menu/buy.gif");  
    menu_buy_over = newImage("images/menu/buy-over.gif");  
    menu_sell_normal = newImage("images/menu/sell.gif");  
    menu_sell_over = newImage("images/menu/sell-over.gif"); 
    menu_contact_normal = newImage("images/menu/contact.gif");  
    menu_contact_over = newImage("images/menu/contact-over.gif");  
    menu_learn_normal = newImage("images/menu/learn.gif");  
    menu_learn_over = newImage("images/menu/learn-over.gif");  
    menu_my_banker_over = newImage("images/menu/my_banker-over.gif");  
    menu_bg = newImage("images/menu/item_up.gif");  
    menu_bg_over = newImage("images/menu/item_over.gif");  
    round_over = newImage("images/sidenav/round_arrow.gif");  
    round_arrow_over = newImage("images/sidenav/round_arrow-over.gif");  
    preloadFlag = true;  
  } 
} 

function createMenu(id) {  
  newMenu = new Menu(id,204,16,"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif",10,"#666666","#ffffff","#e4ebf2","#c4d2e5","left","middle",3,0,100,-5,7,true,true,true,7,true,true);  
  newMenu.hideOnMouseOut=true; 
  newMenu.menuBorder=0;  
  newMenu.menuLiteBgColor='#ffffff';  
  newMenu.menuBorderBgColor='#f3f5f8';  
  newMenu.bgColor='#ffffff';  return newMenu; 
}  

function mmLoadMenus() {  

  window.menu_buy = createMenu("buy"); 
  menu_buy.addMenuItem("Find a Property","location='property.pl'");  
  menu_buy.addMenuItem("Find a Special Property","location='http://www.coldwellbanker.com/servlet/SpecialMarkets'"); 
  //menu_buy.addMenuItem("Find an Office","location='/real_estate/office_search'");  
  menu_buy.addMenuItem("Find a Sales Associate","location='agents.html'");  
  //menu_buy.addMenuItem("Find a Local Website","location='/real_estate/local_site_search'"); 
  menu_buy.addMenuItem("Buyer Resources","location='http://www.coldwellbanker.com/real_estate/Buyer_Resources'");  
  menu_buy.addMenuItem("Neighborhood Information","location='http://www.coldwellbanker.com/real_estate/neighborhood_info'");  

  window.menu_sell = createMenu("sell");  
  //menu_sell.addMenuItem("Find an Office","location='/real_estate/office_search'");  
  menu_sell.addMenuItem("Find a Sales Associate","location='agents.html'"); 
  //menu_sell.addMenuItem("Find a Local Website","location='/real_estate/local_site_search'");  
  menu_sell.addMenuItem("Seller Resources","location='http://www.coldwellbanker.com/real_estate/Seller_Resources'");  
  menu_sell.addMenuItem("Neighborhood Information","location='http://www.coldwellbanker.com/real_estate/neighborhood_info'");  
  menu_sell.addMenuItem("Home Value Estimator","location='http://www.coldwellbanker.com/real_estate/Home_Value_Estimator'");  

  window.menu_contact = createMenu("contact"); 
  menu_contact.addMenuItem("Contact a Sales Associate","location='agents.html'");  
  //menu_contact.addMenuItem("Contact a US Office","location='/real_estate/office_search'");  
  //menu_contact.addMenuItem("Contact an International Office","location='/servlet/InternationalMap'");  
  menu_contact.addMenuItem("Comments or Suggestions","location='contact_us.html'");  
  //menu_contact.addMenuItem("Careers","location='/home/careers/careers.jsp'"); 
  //menu_contact.addMenuItem("Franchise Opportunities","location='/real_estate/Franchise_Opportunities'");  

  window.menu_learn = createMenu("learn");  
  menu_learn.addMenuItem("Buyer Resources","location='http://www.coldwellbanker.com/real_estate/Buyer_Resources'");  
  menu_learn.addMenuItem("Seller Resources","location='http://www.coldwellbanker.com/real_estate/Seller_Resources'");  
  menu_learn.addMenuItem("Homeowner Resources","location='http://www.coldwellbanker.com/real_estate/Homeowner_Resources'"); 
  menu_learn.addMenuItem("Mortgage Center","location='http://www.coldwellbanker.com/real_estate/Mortgage_Resources'");  
  menu_learn.addMenuItem("Neighborhood Information","location='http://www.coldwellbanker.com/real_estate/neighborhood_info'");  
  menu_learn.addMenuItem("Real Estate Glossary","location='http://www.coldwellbanker.com/home/learn/glossary/home.jsp'");  
  menu_learn.addMenuItem("Home Value Estimator","location='http://www.coldwellbanker.com/real_estate/Home_Value_Estimator'");  

  menu_learn.writeMenus();  

 }