          
          // There are two objects defined in this file:
          // "slide" - contains all the information for a single slide
          // "slideshow" - consists of multiple slide objects and runs the slideshow
          
          //==================================================
          // slide object
          //==================================================
          function slide(src,link,text,target,attr) {
            // This is the constructor function for the slide object.
            // It is called automatically when you create a new slide object.
            // For example:
            // s = new slide();
          
            // Image URL
            this.src = src;
          
            // Link URL
            this.link = link;
          
            // Text to display
            this.text = text;
          
            // Name of the target window ("_blank")
            this.target = target;
          
            // Custom duration for the slide, in milliseconds.
            // This is an optional parameter.
            // this.timeout = 3000
          
            // Attributes for the target window:
            // width=n,height=n,resizable=yes or no,scrollbars=yes or no,
            // toolbar=yes or no,location=yes or no,directories=yes or no,
            // status=yes or no,menubar=yes or no,copyhistory=yes or no
            // Example: "width=200,height=300"
            this.attr = attr;
          
            // Create an image object for the slide
            if (document.images) {
              this.image = new Image();
            }
          
            // Flag to tell when load() has already been called
            this.loaded = false;
          
            //--------------------------------------------------
            this.load = function() {
              // This method loads the image for the slide
          
              if (!document.images) { return; }
          
              if (!this.loaded) {
                this.image.src = this.src;
                this.loaded = true;
              }
            }
          
            //--------------------------------------------------
            this.hotlink = function() {
              // This method jumps to the slide's link.
              // If a window was specified for the slide, then it opens a new window.
          
              var mywindow;
          
              // If this slide does not have a link, do nothing
              if (!this.link) return;
          
              // Open the link in a separate window?
              if (this.target) {
          
                // If window attributes are specified,
                // use them to open the new window
                if (this.attr) {
                  mywindow = window.open(this.link, this.target, this.attr);
            
                } else {
                  // If window attributes are not specified, do not use them
                  // (this will copy the attributes from the originating window)
                  mywindow = window.open(this.link, this.target);
                }
          
                // Pop the window to the front
                if (mywindow && mywindow.focus) mywindow.focus();
          
              } else {
                // Open the link in the current window
                location.href = this.link;
              }
            }
          }
          
          //==================================================
          // slideshow object
          //==================================================
          function slideshow( slideshowname ) {
            // This is the constructor function for the slideshow object.
            // It is called automatically when you create a new object.
            // For example:
            // ss = new slideshow("ss");
          
            // Name of this object
            // (required if you want your slideshow to auto-play)
            // For example, "SLIDES1"
            this.name = slideshowname;
          
            // When we reach the last slide, should we loop around to start the
            // slideshow again?
            this.repeat = true;
          
            // Number of images to pre-fetch.
            // -1 = preload all images.
            //  0 = load each image is it is used.
            //  n = pre-fetch n images ahead of the current image.
            // I recommend preloading all images unless you have large
            // images, or a large amount of images.
            this.prefetch = 5;
          
            // IMAGE element on your HTML page.
            // For example, document.images.SLIDES1IMG
            this.image;
          
            // ID of a DIV element on your HTML page that will contain the text.
            // For example, "slides2text"
            // Note: after you set this variable, you should call
            // the update() method to update the slideshow display.
            this.textid;
          
            // TEXTAREA element on your HTML page.
            // For example, document.SLIDES1FORM.SLIDES1TEXT
            // This is a depracated method for displaying the text,
            // but you might want to supply it for older browsers.
            this.textarea;
          
            // Milliseconds to pause between slides.
            // Individual slides can override this.
            this.timeout = 2000;
          
            // Hook functions to be called before and after updating the slide
            // this.pre_update_hook = function() { }
            // this.post_update_hook = function() { }
          
            // These are private variables
            this.slides = new Array();
            this.current = 0;
            this.timeoutid = 0;
          
            //--------------------------------------------------
            // Public methods
            //--------------------------------------------------
            this.add_slide = function(slide) {
              // Add a slide to the slideshow.
              // For example:
              // SLIDES1.add_slide(new slide("s1.jpg", "link.html"))
            
              var i = this.slides.length;
            
              // Prefetch the slide image if necessary
              if (this.prefetch == -1) {
                slide.load();
              }
          
              this.slides[i] = slide;
            }
          
            //--------------------------------------------------
            this.play = function(timeout) {
              // This method implements the automatically running slideshow.
              // If you specify the "timeout" argument, then a new default
              // timeout will be set for the slideshow.
            
              // Make sure we're not already playing
              this.pause();
            
              // If the timeout argument was specified (optional)
              // then make it the new default
              if (timeout) {
                this.timeout = timeout;
              }
            
              // If the current slide has a custom timeout, use it;
              // otherwise use the default timeout
              if (typeof this.slides[ this.current ].timeout != 'undefined') {
                timeout = this.slides[ this.current ].timeout;
              } else {
                timeout = this.timeout;
              }
          
              // After the timeout, call this.loop()
              this.timeoutid = setTimeout( this.name + ".loop()", timeout);
            }
          
            //--------------------------------------------------
            this.pause = function() {
              // This method stops the slideshow if it is automatically running.
            
              if (this.timeoutid != 0) {
          
                clearTimeout(this.timeoutid);
                this.timeoutid = 0;
          
              }
            }
          
            //--------------------------------------------------
            this.update = function() {
              // This method updates the slideshow image on the page
          
              // Make sure the slideshow has been initialized correctly
              if (! this.valid_image()) { return; }
            
              // Call the pre-update hook function if one was specified
              if (typeof this.pre_update_hook == 'function') {
                this.pre_update_hook();
              }
          
              // Convenience variable for the current slide
              var slide = this.slides[ this.current ];
          
              // Determine if the browser supports filters
              var dofilter = false;
              if (this.image &&
                  typeof this.image.filters != 'undefined' &&
                  typeof this.image.filters[0] != 'undefined') {
          
                dofilter = true;
          
              }
          
              // Load the slide image if necessary
              slide.load();
            
              // Apply the filters for the image transition
              if (dofilter) {
          
                // If the user has specified a custom filter for this slide,
                // then set it now
                if (slide.filter &&
                    this.image.style &&
                    this.image.style.filter) {
          
                  this.image.style.filter = slide.filter;
          
                }
                this.image.filters[0].Apply();
              }
          
              // Update the image.
              this.image.src = slide.image.src;
          
              // Play the image transition filters
              if (dofilter) {
                this.image.filters[0].Play();
              }
          
              // Update the text
              this.display_text();
          
              // Call the post-update hook function if one was specified
              if (typeof this.post_update_hook == 'function') {
                this.post_update_hook();
              }
          
              // Do we need to pre-fetch images?
              if (this.prefetch > 0) {
          
                var next, prev, count;
          
                // Pre-fetch the next slide image(s)
                next = this.current;
                prev = this.current;
                count = 0;
                do {
          
                  // Get the next and previous slide number
                  // Loop past the ends of the slideshow if necessary
                  if (++next >= this.slides.length) next = 0;
                  if (--prev < 0) prev = this.slides.length - 1;
          
                  // Preload the slide image
                  this.slides[next].load();
                  this.slides[prev].load();
          
                  // Keep going until we have fetched
                  // the designated number of slides
          
                } while (++count < this.prefetch);
              }
            }
          
            //--------------------------------------------------
            this.goto_slide = function(n) {
              // This method jumpts to the slide number you specify.
              // If you use slide number -1, then it jumps to the last slide.
              // You can use this to make links that go to a specific slide,
              // or to go to the beginning or end of the slideshow.
              // Examples:
              // onClick="myslides.goto_slide(0)"
              // onClick="myslides.goto_slide(-1)"
              // onClick="myslides.goto_slide(5)"
            
              if (n == -1) {
                n = this.slides.length - 1;
              }
            
              if (n < this.slides.length && n >= 0) {
                this.current = n;
              }
            
              this.update();
            }
          
          
            //--------------------------------------------------
            this.goto_random_slide = function(include_current) {
              // Picks a random slide (other than the current slide) and
              // displays it.
              // If the include_current parameter is true,
              // then 
              // See also: shuffle()
          
              var i;
          
              // Make sure there is more than one slide
              if (this.slides.length > 1) {
          
                // Generate a random slide number,
                // but make sure it is not the current slide
                do {
                  i = Math.floor(Math.random()*this.slides.length);
                } while (i == this.current);
           
                // Display the slide
                this.goto_slide(i);
              }
            }
          
          
            //--------------------------------------------------
            this.next = function() {
              // This method advances to the next slide.
          
              // Increment the image number
              if (this.current < this.slides.length - 1) {
                this.current++;
              } else if (this.repeat) {
                this.current = 0;
              }
          
              this.update();
            }
          
          
            //--------------------------------------------------
            this.previous = function() {
              // This method goes to the previous slide.
            
              // Decrement the image number
              if (this.current > 0) {
                this.current--;
              } else if (this.repeat) {
                this.current = this.slides.length - 1;
              }
            
              this.update();
            }
          
          
            //--------------------------------------------------
            this.shuffle = function() {
              // This method randomly shuffles the order of the slides.
          
              var i, i2, slides_copy, slides_randomized;
          
              // Create a copy of the array containing the slides
              // in sequential order
              slides_copy = new Array();
              for (i = 0; i < this.slides.length; i++) {
                slides_copy[i] = this.slides[i];
              }
          
              // Create a new array to contain the slides in random order
              slides_randomized = new Array();
          
              // To populate the new array of slides in random order,
              // loop through the existing slides, picking a random
              // slide, removing it from the ordered list and adding it to
              // the random list.
          
              do {
          
                // Pick a random slide from those that remain
                i = Math.floor(Math.random()*slides_copy.length);
          
                // Add the slide to the end of the randomized array
                slides_randomized[ slides_randomized.length ] =
                  slides_copy[i];
          
                // Remove the slide from the sequential array,
                // so it cannot be chosen again
                for (i2 = i + 1; i2 < slides_copy.length; i2++) {
                  slides_copy[i2 - 1] = slides_copy[i2];
                }
                slides_copy.length--;
          
                // Keep going until we have removed all the slides
          
              } while (slides_copy.length);
          
              // Now set the slides to the randomized array
              this.slides = slides_randomized;
            }
          
          
            //--------------------------------------------------
            this.get_text = function() {
              // This method returns the text of the current slide
            
              return(this.slides[ this.current ].text);
            }
          
          
            //--------------------------------------------------
            this.get_all_text = function(before_slide, after_slide) {
              // Return the text for all of the slides.
              // For the text of each slide, add "before_slide" in front of the
              // text, and "after_slide" after the text.
              // For example:
              // document.write("<ul>");
              // document.write(s.get_all_text("<li>","\n"));
              // document.write("<\/ul>");
            
              all_text = "";
            
              // Loop through all the slides in the slideshow
              for (i=0; i < this.slides.length; i++) {
            
                slide = this.slides[i];
              
                if (slide.text) {
                  all_text += before_slide + slide.text + after_slide;
                }
            
              }
            
              return(all_text);
            }
          
          
            //--------------------------------------------------
            this.display_text = function(text) {
              // Display the text for the current slide
            
              // If the "text" arg was not supplied (usually it isn't),
              // get the text from the slideshow
              if (!text) {
                text = this.slides[ this.current ].text;
              }
            
              // If a textarea has been specified,
              // then change the text displayed in it
              if (this.textarea && typeof this.textarea.value != 'undefined') {
                this.textarea.value = text;
              }
          
              // If a text id has been specified,
              // then change the contents of the HTML element
              if (this.textid) {
          
                r = this.getElementById(this.textid);
                if (!r) { return false; }
                if (typeof r.innerHTML == 'undefined') { return false; }
          
                // Update the text
                r.innerHTML = text;
              }
            }
          
          
            //--------------------------------------------------
            this.hotlink = function() {
              // This method calls the hotlink() method for the current slide.
            
              this.slides[ this.current ].hotlink();
            }
          
          
            //--------------------------------------------------
            this.save_position = function(cookiename) {
              // Saves the position of the slideshow in a cookie,
              // so when you return to this page, the position in the slideshow
              // won't be lost.
            
              if (!cookiename) {
                cookiename = this.name + '_slideshow';
              }
            
              document.cookie = cookiename + '=' + this.current;
            }
          
          
            //--------------------------------------------------
            this.restore_position = function(cookiename) {
            // If you previously called slideshow_save_position(),
            // returns the slideshow to the previous state.
            
              //Get cookie code by Shelley Powers
            
              if (!cookiename) {
                cookiename = this.name + '_slideshow';
              }
            
              var search = cookiename + "=";
            
              if (document.cookie.length > 0) {
                offset = document.cookie.indexOf(search);
                // if cookie exists
                if (offset != -1) { 
                  offset += search.length;
                  // set index of beginning of value
                  end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", offset);
                  // set index of end of cookie value
                  if (end == -1) end = document.cookie.length;
                  this.current = parseInt(unescape(document.cookie.substring(offset, end)));
                  }
               }
            }
          
          
            //--------------------------------------------------
            this.noscript = function() {
              // This method is not for use as part of your slideshow,
              // but you can call it to get a plain HTML version of the slideshow
              // images and text.
              // You should copy the HTML and put it within a NOSCRIPT element, to
              // give non-javascript browsers access to your slideshow information.
              // This also ensures that your slideshow text and images are indexed
              // by search engines.
            
              $html = "\n";
            
              // Loop through all the slides in the slideshow
              for (i=0; i < this.slides.length; i++) {
            
                slide = this.slides[i];
            
                $html += '<P>';
            
                if (slide.link) {
                  $html += '<a href="' + slide.link + '">';
                }
            
                $html += '<img src="' + slide.src + '" ALT="slideshow image">';
            
                if (slide.link) {
                  $html += "<\/a>";
                }
            
                if (slide.text) {
                  $html += "<BR>\n" + slide.text;
                }
            
                $html += "<\/P>" + "\n\n";
              }
            
              // Make the HTML browser-safe
              $html = $html.replace(/\&/g, "&amp;" );
              $html = $html.replace(/</g, "&lt;" );
              $html = $html.replace(/>/g, "&gt;" );
            
              return('<pre>' + $html + '</pre>');
            }
          
          
            //==================================================
            // Private methods
            //==================================================
          
            //--------------------------------------------------
            this.loop = function() {
              // This method is for internal use only.
              // This method gets called automatically by a JavaScript timeout.
              // It advances to the next slide, then sets the next timeout.
              // If the next slide image has not completed loading yet,
              // then do not advance to the next slide yet.
          
              // Make sure the next slide image has finished loading
              if (this.current < this.slides.length - 1) {
                next_slide = this.slides[this.current + 1];
                if (next_slide.image.complete == null || next_slide.image.complete) {
                  this.next();
                }
              } else { // we're at the last slide
                this.next();
              }
              
              // Keep playing the slideshow
              this.play( );
            }
          
          
            //--------------------------------------------------
            this.valid_image = function() {
              // Returns 1 if a valid image has been set for the slideshow
            
              if (!this.image)
              {
                return false;
              }
              else {
                return true;
              }
            }
          
            //--------------------------------------------------
            this.getElementById = function(element_id) {
              // This method returns the element corresponding to the id
          
              if (document.getElementById) {
                return document.getElementById(element_id);
              }
              else if (document.all) {
                return document.all[element_id];
              }
              else if (document.layers) {
                return document.layers[element_id];
              } else {
                return undefined;
              }
            }
            
          
            //==================================================
            // Deprecated methods
            // I don't recommend the use of the following methods,
            // but they are included for backward compatibility.
            // You can delete them if you don't need them.
            //==================================================
          
            //--------------------------------------------------
            this.set_image = function(imageobject) {
              // This method is deprecated; you should use
              // the following code instead:
              // s.image = document.images.myimagename;
              // s.update();
          
              if (!document.images)
                return;
              this.image = imageobject;
            }
          
            //--------------------------------------------------
            this.set_textarea = function(textareaobject) {
              // This method is deprecated; you should use
              // the following code instead:
              // s.textarea = document.form.textareaname;
              // s.update();
          
              this.textarea = textareaobject;
              this.display_text();
            }
          
            //--------------------------------------------------
            this.set_textid = function(textidstr) {
              // This method is deprecated; you should use
              // the following code instead:
              // s.textid = "mytextid";
              // s.update();
          
              this.textid = textidstr;
              this.display_text();
            }
          }
          

 
