var slideshow_index=1
  var slideshow_cache=new Array();
  var slideshow_direction=false
  var slideshow_speed=0.8
  var slideshow_fade_duration=1200
  var slideshow_change_duration=2000  
  var slideshow_change=true
  var slideshow_starttime=0

  function slideshow_setopacity(n,opacity)
  {
    object=n.style
    object.opacity = (opacity / 100);
    object.MozOpacity = (opacity / 100);
    object.KhtmlOpacity = (opacity / 100);
    object.filter = "alpha(opacity=" + opacity + ")";
  }

  function slideshow_fade()
  {
    var img1=document.getElementById('slideshow1')
    var img2=document.getElementById('slideshow2')
    if (slideshow_change)
    {   
      i=slideshow_index        
      if (slideshow_direction) 
      {
        slideshow_setopacity(img2,100);
        img1.src=slideshow_cache[i].src
      }
       else 
      {
        slideshow_setopacity(img2,0);
        img2.src=slideshow_cache[i].src
      }
      slideshow_index++   
      if (slideshow_index>=slideshow_cache.length) slideshow_index=0
      document.cookie ='rotatorindex='+slideshow_index+'*;expires=Fri, 3 Aug 2050 20:47:11 UTC; path=/'
      slideshow_direction=!slideshow_direction
      slideshow_change=false
      slideshow_starttime=0
      setTimeout('slideshow_fade()',slideshow_change_duration)
    }  else
    {   
      if (slideshow_starttime==0) slideshow_starttime=new Date().getTime()    
      var op=(new Date().getTime()-slideshow_starttime)/slideshow_fade_duration
      if (op>1) slideshow_change=true
      if (slideshow_direction) slideshow_opacity=100*op; else slideshow_opacity=100*(1-op);      
      if (!slideshow_change)
      {
        slideshow_setopacity(img2,slideshow_opacity)
      }       
      var st=Math.round(slideshow_fade_duration/100,0)   
      if (st<5) st=5    
      setTimeout('slideshow_fade()',st)
    }
  }

  function slideshow_start()
  {
    for (i=0;i<slideshow_images.length;i++)
    {
      slideshow_cache[i]=new Image()
      slideshow_cache[i].src=slideshow_dir+slideshow_images[i]
    }  
    var c=document.cookie 
    var p=c.lastIndexOf('rotatorindex=')
    c=c.substr(p+13)
    if (c!='') 
    {
      c=parseInt(c)   
      if (c<slideshow_images.length) slideshow_index=c
    }
    slideshow_fade()  
  }