diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/lib/jquery.preload-min.js b/app/assets/javascripts/lib/jquery.preload-min.js
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..cf3a0f1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/lib/jquery.preload-min.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/**
+ * jQuery.Preload - Multifunctional preloader
+ * Copyright (c) 2008 Ariel Flesler - aflesler(at)gmail(dot)com
+ * Dual licensed under MIT and GPL.
+ * Date: 3/25/2009
+ * @author Ariel Flesler
+ * @version 1.0.8
+ */
+;(function($){var h=$.preload=function(c,d){if(c.split)c=$(c);d=$.extend({},h.defaults,d);var f=$.map(c,function(a){if(!a)return;if(a.split)return d.base+a+d.ext;var b=a.src||a.href;if(typeof d.placeholder=='string'&&a.src)a.src=d.placeholder;if(b&&d.find)b=b.replace(d.find,d.replace);return b||null}),data={loaded:0,failed:0,next:0,done:0,total:f.length};if(!data.total)return finish();var g=$(Array(d.threshold+1).join('<img/>')).load(handler).error(handler).bind('abort',handler).each(fetch);function handler(e){data.element=this;data.found=e.type=='load';data.image=this.src;data.index=this.index;var a=data.original=c[this.index];data[data.found?'loaded':'failed']++;data.done++;if(d.enforceCache)h.cache.push($('<img/>').attr('src',data.image)[0]);if(d.placeholder&&a.src)a.src=data.found?data.image:d.notFound||a.src;if(d.onComplete)d.onComplete(data);if(data.done<data.total)fetch(0,this);else{if(g&&g.unbind)g.unbind('load').unbind('error').unbind('abort');g=null;finish()}};function fetch(i,a,b){if(a.attachEvent&&data.next&&data.next%h.gap==0&&!b){setTimeout(function(){fetch(i,a,1)},0);return!1}if(data.next==data.total)return!1;a.index=data.next;a.src=f[data.next++];if(d.onRequest){data.index=a.index;data.element=a;data.image=a.src;data.original=c[data.next-1];d.onRequest(data)}};function finish(){if(d.onFinish)d.onFinish(data)}};h.gap=14;h.cache=[];h.defaults={threshold:2,base:'',ext:'',replace:''};$.fn.preload=function(a){h(this,a);return this}})(jQuery);
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diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 63526229..987253d3 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ module ApplicationHelper
       javascripts << "<script type='text/javascript' src='/assets/orbit_bar.js'></script>\n"
       javascripts << "<script type='text/javascript' src='/assets/orbit-bar-search.js'></script>\n"
     end
+    javascripts << "<script type='text/javascript' src='/assets/lib/jquery.preload-min.js'></script>\n"
     javascripts << "<script type='text/javascript' src='/static/jquery.cycle.all.latest.js'></script>\n"
     javascripts << "<script type='text/javascript' src='/static/kernel.js'></script>\n"
     # javascripts << "<script type='text/javascript' src='/assets/social-share-button.js'></script>\n"
diff --git a/lib/parsers/parser_common.rb b/lib/parsers/parser_common.rb
index 8bfedfe8..56dcd480 100644
--- a/lib/parsers/parser_common.rb
+++ b/lib/parsers/parser_common.rb
@@ -44,17 +44,23 @@ module ParserCommon
       ad_banner = AdBanner.find(banner["id"]) rescue nil
       if ad_banner
         res << "<script type='text/javascript'>
-                $(document).ready(function(){
-                  $('#slideshow-#{ad_banner.title.dehumanize}').cycle({
-                    delay: -1000,
-                    fx: '#{ad_banner.ad_fx.nil? ? 'fade': ad_banner.ad_fx}',
-                    timeoutFn: getTimeout,
-                    pager: '#banner_nav',
-                    pagerAnchorBuilder: function(idx, slide) {
-                      return \"<li><a href='#'></a></li>\";
-                    }
+                  jQuery(function( $ ){     
+                    $.preload( '#slideshow-#{ad_banner.title.dehumanize} img', {
+                      onFinish:finish,
+                      threshold: 2 //'2' is the default, how many at a time, to load.
+                    });
+                    function finish(){
+                      $('#slideshow-#{ad_banner.title.dehumanize}').cycle({
+                        delay: -1000,
+                        fx: '#{ad_banner.ad_fx.nil? ? 'fade': ad_banner.ad_fx}',
+                        timeoutFn: getTimeout,
+                        pager: '#banner_nav',
+                        pagerAnchorBuilder: function(idx, slide) {
+                          return \"<li><a href='#'></a></li>\";
+                        }
+                      });
+                    };
                   });
-                });
                 </script>"
         res << "<ul id='banner_nav' class='clear'></ul>"
         res << "<div id='slideshow-#{ad_banner.title.dehumanize}' class='slideshow'>"
@@ -74,7 +80,7 @@ module ParserCommon
           res << "link_open='#{ad_image.link_open}' "
           # res << "link_url='#{(ad_image.direct_to_after_click?? ad_image.out_link : ad_banner.context) || ' '}' "
           res << "link_url='#{(ad_image.out_link)}' "
-          res << "style='cursor:pointer'" if !ad_image.out_link.blank?
+          res << "style='cursor:pointer; visibility='hidden'" if !ad_image.out_link.blank?
           res << "/>"          
         end
         res << "</div>"