if (document.images){ 
	preload_image_object = new Image(); 
    image_url = new Array(); 
    var pathStr = "http://www.mixtapecollective.org/dev/img/rank/" 
    var numImages = 10; 
        
    var i = 0; 
    for(i = 0; i <= numImages; i++){ 
			image_url[i] = pathStr + "selected_rank_" + (i-5); 
    } 
	
	image_url[numImages+2] = pathStr + "unselected_rank.gif";
	image_url[numImages+3] = pathStr + "unselected_rank_5.gif";
        
    var j = 0; 
    for(j=0; j<13; j++){ 
		preload_image_object.src = image_url[j];
    } 
}