$(document).ready(function() {
	var stack = []; 
	var imgroot = '/Portals/0/Images/homepage/';
	var images=["12U_Brittany_2011.jpg","12U_Kristen_2011.jpg","14U_Lisette_2011.jpg"];
    // preload images into an array;
	for (x in images) {
		var img = new Image(500,404); 
		img.src = imgroot + images[x];
		$(img).bind('load', function() { 
			stack.push(this); 
		});
	}
    // start slideshow 
    $('#slideshow').cycle({ 
        timeout:  4000, 
        before:   onBefore 
    });	
	// add images to slideshow 
	function onBefore(curr, next, opts) {
		if (opts.addSlide) // <-- important! 
			while(stack.length) {
				opts.addSlide(stack.pop());
			}
	};
});