private function loadImage(imageUrl:String):void
{
	var imageLoader:Loader = new Loader();
	var imageReq:URLRequest = new URLRequest(imageUrl);
			
        imageLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, imageFetched, false, 0, true);
        imageLoader.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, imageFetchedFailed, false, 0, true);
        imageLoader.addEventListener(SecurityErrorEvent.SECURITY_ERROR, imageFetchedFailed, false, 0, true);
			
	imageLoader.load(imageReq);
}

private function imageFetched(e:Event = null):void
{

	if (sectionImageHolderSprite == null)
	{
		sectionImageHolderSprite = new Sprite();
		this.addChild(sectionImageHolderSprite);
	}

	bitmap = new Bitmap((e.target.contentLoaderInfo.content as Bitmap).bitmapData);
	bitmap.smoothing = true;
	bitmap.cacheAsBitmap = true;
	bitmap.name = "bitmap";
	
        /* Set the display size appropriately - maintain the aspect ratio */
	var imageAspectRatio:Number = (bitmap.width < bitmap.height) ? bitmap.width/bitmap.height : bitmap.height/bitmap.width ;

	if(bitmap.width >= bitmap.height)
	{
		bitmap.width = 150;
		bitmap.height = bitmap.width * imageAspectRatio;
	}
	else
	{
		bitmap.height = 150;
		bitmap.width = bitmap.height * imageAspectRatio;
	}
	
	bitmap.x = 25;
	bitmap.y = 25;
			
	/* Add it to the display list */
	sectionImageHolderSprite.addChild(bitmap);
}