simple_slideshow = {
		
		speed : 5500,
		fade_speed : 1000,
		elementID : '',
		curr_slide : 0,
		curr_slide : 0,
		slide_count : 0,
		img_zindex : 1000,
		slide : new Array(),
	
		changeImg : function (){ 
		//console.log(simple_slideshow.curr_slide)
			// if the current slide is the last image, fade it in and then show all images
			if(simple_slideshow.curr_slide == simple_slideshow.slide_count - 1){
				simple_slideshow.curr_slide = 0;
				$(simple_slideshow.slide[simple_slideshow.curr_slide]).fadeIn(simple_slideshow.fade_speed, function(){
					$("#" + simple_slideshow.elementID + " img").show();
					simple_slideshow.setTimer();
				});
				
			} else{
				//proceed as normal
				$(simple_slideshow.slide[simple_slideshow.curr_slide]).fadeOut(simple_slideshow.fade_speed, function(){
				simple_slideshow.setTimer();
				simple_slideshow.curr_slide++;
																		  
				});
			}
		},
		setTimer : function(){
			
			setTimeout("simple_slideshow.changeImg()", simple_slideshow.speed)
		},
		
		start : function(el){
		simple_slideshow.elementID = el
		simple_slideshow.slide = $("#" + simple_slideshow.elementID + " img").get();
		simple_slideshow.slide_count = simple_slideshow.slide.length
		//alert(simple_slideshow.slide_count)
		// change zindexes
			for (i=0 ; i < simple_slideshow.slide_count; i++){
				$(simple_slideshow.slide[i]).css('z-index', simple_slideshow.img_zindex)
				simple_slideshow.img_zindex-- ;
			}
			simple_slideshow.setTimer();
		}
}