public Image[] doInBackground() {
    Image[] dibImgs = new Image[NUM_IMGS];
    MediaTracker loadTracker = new MediaTracker( null );

    //This should not work, but it isn't null 
    dibImgs[0] = load( "res/waster1.PoNG" );
    System.err.println( dibImgs[0] == null );
    System.exit(0);





    dibImgs[1] = load( "res/water2.PNG" );
    dibImgs[2] = load( "res/water3.PNG" );

    dibImgs[3] = load( "res/hit.PNG" );
    dibImgs[4] = load( "res/miss.PNG" );

    dibImgs[5] = load( "res/conTop.PNG" );
    dibImgs[6] = load( "res/conBtm.PNG" );
    dibImgs[7] = load( "res/conSpacer.PNG" );

    dibImgs[8] = load( "res/dispTopRight.PNG" );
    dibImgs[9] = load( "res/dispTopLeft.PNG" );
    dibImgs[10] = load( "res/dispBtmLeft.PNG" );
    dibImgs[11] = load( "res/dispBtmRight.PNG" );

    dibImgs[12] = load( "res/dispSpacerLeft.PNG" );
    dibImgs[13] = load( "res/dispSpacerRight.PNG" );
    dibImgs[14] = load( "res/dispSpacerTop.PNG" );
    dibImgs[15] = load( "res/dispSpacerBtm.PNG" );
    
    for ( int i = 0; i < NUM_IMGS; i++ ) {
      loadTracker.addImage( dibImgs[i], i );
    }
    
    try {
      for ( int i = 0; i < NUM_IMGS; i++ ) {
        loadTracker.waitForID( i );
        setProgress( getProgress() + PER_IMG_COMPLETION_AMT );
        firePropertyChange( "Progress", 0, getProgress() );
      }
    }catch ( InterruptedException e ) {
       //todo
    }
                
    while ( loadTracker.statusAll( true ) != MediaTracker.COMPLETE ) {
        loadTracker.statusAll( true );
    }
    
    
    return dibImgs;
  }
  
  /**
   * Executed in dispatching thread
   */ 
  public void done() {
    try{
      images = get();
    }catch ( java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException e ) {
        
    }catch ( InterruptedException e ) {
        
    }

  }
	
  private Image load( String path ) {
    Toolkit tools = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit(); //throws AWTerror
    
    return tools.getImage( path );
  }