$(document).ready(function() {
//$(function() {	
    var img2 				= new Image();
    var img3 				= new Image();
    var img4 				= new Image();
    
    
    var img2Src				= "http://edgecastcdn.net/000559/images/img_home_200903_slide2.jpg";
    var img3Src				= "http://edgecastcdn.net/000559/images/img_home_200903_slide3.jpg";
    var img4Src				= "http://edgecastcdn.net/000559/images/img_home_200903_slide4.jpg";
    
    
    var img2Loaded			= false;
    var img3Loaded			= false;
    var img4Loaded			= false;
    
    $(img2).load(function() {
        img2Loaded			= true;
        $('#homeSlide_2 a').append(img2);
        beginCycling();
    }).attr('src', img2Src).attr('border', '0').attr('width','560').attr('height','371').attr('class','featured');;
    
    $(img3).load(function() {
        img3Loaded			= true;
        $('#homeSlide_3 a').append(img3);
        beginCycling();
    }).attr('src', img3Src).attr('border', '0').attr('width','560').attr('height','371').attr('class','featured');
    
    $(img4).load(function() {
        img4Loaded			= true;
        $('#homeSlide_4 a').append(img4);
        beginCycling();
    }).attr('src', img4Src).attr('border', '0').attr('width','560').attr('height','371').attr('class','featured');;
    
    function beginCycling() {
        if(img2Loaded && img3Loaded && img4Loaded) {
            $('#homeSlides').cycle({ 
                 fx:      			'fade'
                ,speed: 		  	1000
                ,timeout: 			7000
                ,delay:				1500
                ,pause:   			2
            });
        }
    }
    
});