jQuery(function( $ ){	
	 

	$.preload([ 'conner.gif','menu_line.gif','menu_left.gif','menu_a.gif','menu_right_abg.gif','logo.gif', 'conner_line.gif', 'list.png','button.gif','button_orangebg.gif','search_tab.gif','search_taba.gif','tab.gif','titlebg.gif' ], {
    base:'images/' 
	});
	$.preload( 'img', {//the first argument is a selector to the images
		
		placeholder:'images/placeholder.jpg',//this is the really important option
		notFound:'images/notfound.jpg',//optional image if an image wasn't found
		threshold: 5 //'2' is the default, how many at a time, to load.
	});
});