var timeout    = 2500;
var closetimer = 0;
var ddmenuitem = 0;

function startSlideshow() {
    var numImages = $('div#slideshow ul li').length;
    if(numImages > 1)
    {
	    $('div#slideshow ul li').css({opacity: 0.0});
	    $('div#slideshow ul li:first').css({opacity: 1.0});
	    setInterval('ChangeImage()',timeout);
	}
}

function ChangeImage() {	
	var current = ($('div#slideshow ul li.show')?  $('div#slideshow ul li.show') : $('div#slideshow ul li:first'));
	var next = ((current.next().length) ? ((current.next().hasClass('show')) ? $('div#slideshow ul li:first') :current.next()) : $('div#slideshow ul li:first'));	
	next.css({opacity: 0.0})
	.addClass('show')
	.animate({opacity: 1.0}, 1000);
	current.animate({opacity: 0.0}, 1000)
	.removeClass('show');
};