$(document).ready(function() {

// Slideshow

$.slideshow = {};
$.slideshow.slide = 1;  // Start on banner 1
$.slideshow.max_slide = $("div#slideshow .slide").size(); // Total number of slides
$.slideshow.slide_speed = 5000; // Time each slide is shown, 1000 = 1 second
$.slideshow.transition_speed = 2000 // Time to change a slide, 1000 = 1 second
$.slideshow.timer = setInterval('change_slide()',$.slideshow.slide_speed); // Starts slideshow

});

//
// Supporting functions
//

function change_slide() {
  $.slideshow.old_slide = $.slideshow.slide;
  $.slideshow.slide = $.slideshow.slide + 1;
  if ($.slideshow.slide > $.slideshow.max_slide) {
    $.slideshow.slide = 1;
    }
  $("#slide" + $.slideshow.old_slide).fadeOut($.slideshow.transition_speed);
  $("#slide" + $.slideshow.slide).fadeIn($.slideshow.transition_speed);
}