var this_item = 0;
//the wait between scheduled transitions
var slideshow_wait = 5000;
//the length of a transition
var slideshow_speed = 3000;
//the total number of slideshow items
var slideshow_count;

jQuery(document).ready(function() {
		$(".leftMenu").children().children().hover(
			function() {
				$(this).fadeTo(0, 0.9);
			},
			function() {
				$(this).fadeTo(0, 1);
			}
	    );
	slideshow_count = jQuery(".homePageSlideShow").children().length;
	jQuery(".homePageSlideShow").children().hide();
	jQuery(".homePageSlideShow").children().eq(this_item).show();
	setTimeout("slideshow()", slideshow_wait);
});

function slideshow() {
	jQuery(".homePageSlideShow").children().eq(this_item).fadeOut(slideshow_speed);
	    	if (this_item == (slideshow_count-1)) this_item = 0;
	    	else this_item++;
	    	jQuery(".homePageSlideShow").children().eq(this_item).fadeIn(slideshow_speed);
	    	setTimeout("slideshow()", slideshow_wait);
}