  var variableBlurbs=new Array();

  variableBlurbs["motionChartDefault"]=new Array();
  variableBlurbs["motionChartDefault"][1]="Select a variable to view";
  variableBlurbs["graphUtilDefault"]=new Array();
  variableBlurbs["graphUtilDefault"][1]="Select a variable to view";
  variableBlurbs["cem.csv"]=new Array();
  variableBlurbs["cem.csv"][0]="[[This blurb is no longer needed. Edit the text for the variable in the variables EE entry.]]";
  variableBlurbs["cem.csv"][1]="The revenue of the cement and other mineral products manufacturing industries.";

  variableBlurbs["chm.csv"]=new Array();
  variableBlurbs["chm.csv"][0]="[[This blurb is no longer needed. Edit the text for the variable in the variables EE entry.]]";
  variableBlurbs["chm.csv"][1]="The revenue of the chemicals, rubber, and plastic products manufacturing industries.";

  variableBlurbs["gdp.csv"]=new Array();
  variableBlurbs["gdp.csv"][0]="[[This blurb is no longer needed. Edit the text for the variable in the variables EE entry.]]";
  variableBlurbs["gdp.csv"][1]="The Gross Domestic Product (a measure of the total economic output) of a region.";

  variableBlurbs["nfm.csv"]=new Array();
  variableBlurbs["nfm.csv"][0]="[[This blurb is no longer needed. Edit the text for the variable in the variables EE entry.]]";
  variableBlurbs["nfm.csv"][1]="The revenue of the precious and non-ferrous metals (like aluminum) industries.";

  variableBlurbs["stl.csv"]=new Array();
  variableBlurbs["stl.csv"][0]="[[This blurb is no longer needed. Edit the text for the variable in the variables EE entry.]]";
  variableBlurbs["stl.csv"][1]="The revenue of the steel and iron industries.";

  variableBlurbs["man.csv"]=new Array();
  variableBlurbs["man.csv"][0]="[[This blurb is no longer needed. Edit the text for the variable in the variables EE entry.]]";
  variableBlurbs["man.csv"][1]="The aggregate revenue of all other manufacturing industries.";

  variableBlurbs["pop.csv"]=new Array();
  variableBlurbs["pop.csv"][0]="[[This blurb is no longer needed. Edit the text for the variable in the variables EE entry.]]";
  variableBlurbs["pop.csv"][1]="The population of each region (we use extrapolated UN forecasts for future estimates).";

  variableBlurbs["CO2emissions.csv"]=new Array();
  variableBlurbs["CO2emissions.csv"][0]="[[This blurb is no longer needed. Edit the text for the variable in the variables EE entry.]]";
  variableBlurbs["CO2emissions.csv"][1]="Economy wide CO2 emissions from fossil fuel consumption.";

  variableBlurbs["indelc.csv"]=new Array();
  variableBlurbs["indelc.csv"][0]="[[This blurb is no longer needed. Edit the text for the variable in the variables EE entry.]]";
  variableBlurbs["indelc.csv"][1]="Industrial (all manufacturing sectors) demand for electricity.";

  variableBlurbs["conelc.csv"]=new Array();
  variableBlurbs["conelc.csv"][0]="[[This blurb is no longer needed. Edit the text for the variable in the variables EE entry.]]";
  variableBlurbs["conelc.csv"][1]="Consumer demand for electricity.";

  variableBlurbs["indptl.csv"]=new Array();
  variableBlurbs["indptl.csv"][0]="[[This blurb is no longer needed. Edit the text for the variable in the variables EE entry.]]";
  variableBlurbs["indptl.csv"][1]="Industrial (all manufacturing sectors) demand for refined petroleum products.";

  variableBlurbs["conptl.csv"]=new Array();
  variableBlurbs["conptl.csv"][0]="[[This blurb is no longer needed. Edit the text for the variable in the variables EE entry.]]";
  variableBlurbs["conptl.csv"][1]="Consumer demand for refined petroleum products.";
