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

    $.preLoadImages('/images/splash_fr/adult_over.jpg','/images/splash_fr/youth_over.jpg');


    $(function(){
        $('#adult,#youth').hover(
         function(){$(this).css('background-image', 'url(/images/splash_fr/'+ this.id +'_over.jpg)')},
         function(){$(this).css('background-image', 'url(/images/splash_fr/'+ this.id +'_up.jpg)')});

         if (swfobject.hasFlashPlayerVersion("9.0.0")) {
          // has Flash 9
          swfobject.embedSWF("/media/ticker_flash9_2.swf", "ticker", "740", "33", "9.0.0", "", {user_group: "adult_french", already_flipped: "0"});
        }
        else {
          // Flash 8 or less
          swfobject.embedSWF("/media/ticker_flash8.swf", "ticker", "740", "33", "8.0.0", "", {user_group: "adult_french", already_flipped: "0"});
        }
    });

})(jQuery);