var img_list = new Array();
   img_list[0] = "../SlideShow/news_ss1.jpg";
   img_list[1] = "../SlideShow/news_ss2.jpg";
   img_list[2] = "../SlideShow/news_ss3.jpg";
   img_list[3] = "../SlideShow/news_ss4.jpg";
   img_list[4] = "../SlideShow/news_ss5.jpg";
   
var curImage = 0;
var slideShowTimeout = 0;
var picDisplayTime = 5000;
var picFadeTime = 500;
var myMultiplier = 1.1;

//
// Preload the images in the cache so that the images load faster
//
var imagePreload=new Array()
for (i=0;i<img_list.length;i++) {
   imagePreload[i]=new Image()
   // set the src attribute
   imagePreload[i].src=img_list[i]
}

//
// var to track first load
//
var firstload = 0;

function first_image()
{
   if ( firstload == 0 ) {
      document.images.blendimage.src=img_list[curImage];
      firstload++;
   }

   slideShowTimeout = setInterval('runSlideShow();', picDisplayTime);
}

function runSlideShow()
{
   if ( curImage < ( img_list.length - 1 )) {
      curImage++;
   }
   else {
      // reload from the beginning
      curImage = 0;
   }
   
   blendimage(img_list[curImage], picFadeTime);
}

function blendimage(imagefile, millisec)
{
   var speed = Math.round(millisec / 100);
   var timer = 0;
	
   //set the current image as background
   document.getElementById('blendit').style.backgroundImage = "url(" + document.getElementById('blendimage').src + ")";
    
   //make image transparent
   changeOpac(0, 'blendimage');
    
   //make new image
   document.getElementById('blendimage').src = imagefile;

   //fade in image
   for(i = 0; i <= 100; i++)
   {
      setTimeout("changeOpac(" + i + ",'blendimage')",(timer * speed));
      timer++;
   }
}

function changeOpac(opacity, id)
{
   var object = document.getElementById(id).style;
   object.opacity = (opacity / 101);
   object.MozOpacity = (opacity / 101);
   object.KhtmlOpacity = (opacity / 101);
   object.filter = "alpha(opacity=" + opacity + ")";
}