function slideshow() {
	if (!slideshow.obj) {
		/* setup (first time) */
		slideshow._num = 0;
		slideshow._width = 350;
		slideshow._height = 73;
		slideshow._delay = 1500;
		slideshow._steps = 36;

		slideshow.obj = document.getElementById('slide');
		slideshow.obj2 = document.createElement('DIV');
		slideshow.obj2.style.width = slideshow._width + 'px';
		slideshow.obj2.style.height = slideshow._height + 'px';
		slideshow.obj2.style.backgroundImage = 'url(images/slide.jpg)';
		while (slideshow.obj.firstChild) slideshow.obj.removeChild(slideshow.obj.firstChild);
		slideshow.obj.appendChild(slideshow.obj2);
		slideshow._opac = 2;
		slideshow._state = 1;
	}

	slideshow._opac += (1.0 / slideshow._steps);

	var y, ns;
	if (slideshow._opac >= 2.0) {
		slideshow.obj2.style.opacity = 0.0;
		slideshow.obj2.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity=0)';
		slideshow._opac = 0.0;

		slideshow._num++;
		if (slideshow._num >= 10) slideshow._num = 0;
		y = parseInt(slideshow._num / 2) * slideshow._height;
		slideshow.obj2.style.backgroundPosition = slideshow._width + 'px '+(0-y)+'px';
		ns = 0;

	} else if (slideshow._opac >= 1.0) {
		slideshow.obj2.style.opacity = 2.0 - slideshow._opac;
		slideshow.obj2.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity=' + parseInt((2.0-slideshow._opac)*100.0) + ')';

		if (slideshow._state == 0) {
			slideshow._num++;
			if (slideshow._num >= 10) slideshow._num = 0;
			y = parseInt(slideshow._num / 2) * slideshow._height;
			slideshow.obj.style.backgroundPosition = '0px '+(0-y)+'px';
		}
		ns = 1;

	} else {
		slideshow.obj2.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity=' + parseInt(slideshow._opac*100.0) + ')';
		slideshow.obj2.style.opacity = slideshow._opac;
		ns = 0;
	}
	if (ns == slideshow._state) {
		window.setTimeout(slideshow, slideshow._delay / slideshow._steps);
	} else {
		slideshow._state = ns;
		window.setTimeout(slideshow, slideshow._delay);
	}

}