var x, i, z;

////////////////// Home page slideshow script

i=2;
function crossfade() {

		new Effect.Parallel([ 
			new Effect.Appear("imageslide_" + i, {sync: true}), 
			new Effect.Fade("imageslide_" + x, {sync: true}), 
		], Object.extend({  duration: 4.0}));
		
	x=i;
	i=i+1;
	if (i>z){i=1}
	
}


function slideshow() {
	//	new Effect.Parallel([ 
			//	new Effect.Appear("imageslide_" + x, {sync: true}), 
			//		], Object.extend({  duration: 2.0}));
		setInterval("crossfade()", 8000);
}