var numitems = 0;
var curitem = 0;
var slideshowinterval;
$(document).ready(function() {
	
	numitems = $('.slideshow_item').length - 1;
	
	$('.slideshow_item').css('display', 'none');
	
	changeimage();
	slideshowinterval = window.setInterval("changeimage();", 4000);
	
});

function changeimage() {
 
 	$('.slideshow_item:eq('+curitem+')').animate({opacity: 0.0}, 400, function() {
 	
 		curitem++; if(curitem > numitems) {curitem = 0;}
 
		$('.slideshow_item').css('display', 'none');
		$('.slideshow_item:eq('+curitem+')')
			.css('opacity', '0.0')
			.css('display', 'block')
			.animate({opacity: 1.0}, 400, function() {
				$(this).css('opacity','');
			});
	
	});
	
}