function preloader() 

{


     // counter
     var i = 0;


     // create object
     imageObj = new Image();


     // set image list
     images = new Array();
     images[0]="homepage_images/cat_placeholder_main.jpg"
     images[1]="homepage_images/cat_placeholder_main2.jpg"
     images[2]="homepage_images/cat_placeholder_main3.jpg"


     // start preloading
     for(i=0; i<=3; i++) 
     {
          imageObj.src=images[i];
     }



} 






var SlideShowSpeed = 3000;

var CrossFadeDuration = 2;

var Picture = new Array();
var Caption = new Array();
var showHot = false;  


Picture[1]  = 'homepage_images/cat_placeholder_main.jpg';
Picture[2]  = 'homepage_images/cat_placeholder_main2.jpg';
Picture[3]  = 'homepage_images/cat_placeholder_main3.jpg';

var tss;
var iss;
var jss = 0;
var pss = Picture.length-1;

var preLoad = new Array();
for (iss = 1; iss < pss+1; iss++){
preLoad[iss] = new Image();
preLoad[iss].src = Picture[iss];}

function control(how){
if (showHot){
if (how=="birth") jss = 1;
if (how=="invite") jss = 2;
if (how=="ty") jss = 3;
if (how=="F") jss = jss + 1;
if (how=="B") jss = jss - 1;
if (jss > (pss)) jss=1;
if (jss < 1) jss = pss;
if (document.all){
document.images.PictureBox.style.filter="blendTrans(duration=2)";
document.images.PictureBox.style.filter="blendTrans(duration=CrossFadeDuration)";
document.images.PictureBox.filters.blendTrans.Apply();}
document.images.PictureBox.src = preLoad[jss].src;
}}