jQuery.preloadImages = function()
{
	for(var i = 0; i<arguments.length; i++)
	{
		jQuery("<img>").attr("src", arguments[i]);
	}
}

/* preload navigation images */
$.preloadImages(
"static.feraldesign.net/icons/forum.png",
"static.feraldesign.net/icons/home.gif",
"static.feraldesign.net/icons/journal.png",
"static.feraldesign.net/icons/news2.png",
"static.feraldesign.net/icons/settings2.png",
"static.feraldesign.net/icons/statistics3.png",
"static.feraldesign.net/icons/arrows-ffffff.png"
);