function doPreload()
{

   var the_images = new Array('images/products/menu/main01.jpg', 'images/products/menu/main02.jpg', 'images/products/menu/main03.jpg', 'images/patrons/akasha01.jpg', 'images/patrons/akasha02.jpg', 'images/patrons/akasha03.jpg');
   preloadImages(the_images);
}

function preloadImages(the_images_array) {

   for(var loop = 0; loop < the_images_array.length; loop++)
	
   {
 	var an_image = new Image();
	an_image.src = the_images_array[loop];
   }
}