var $j = jQuery.noConflict();
$j(document).ready(function() {

});


(function($j) {
jQuery.fn.vAlign = function() {
	return this.each(function(i){
		var ah = $j(this).height();
		var ph = $j(this).parent().height();
		var mh = Math.ceil((ph-ah) / 2);
		$j(this).css('padding-top', mh);
	});
};
})(jQuery);

(function($j) {
  var cache = [];
  $j.preLoadImages = function() {
    var args_len = arguments.length;
    for (var i = args_len; i--;) {
      var cacheImage = document.createElement('img');
      cacheImage.src = arguments[i];
      cache.push(cacheImage);
    }
  }
})(jQuery)