function openWin( windowURL, windowName, windowFeatures ) 
  { 
    return window.open( windowURL, windowName, windowFeatures ) ; 
  }

slides = [];

function showSlide(name, pictures, speed)
  {
	var preLoad = [];
	for (i = 0; i < pictures.length; i++)
	  {
		preLoad[i] = new Image();
   	    preLoad[i].src = pictures[i];
	  }
	slides[name] = { 'slidei' : 1, 'pictures' : pictures, 'speed' : speed, 'preLoad' : preLoad };
	nextSlide(name);
  }


function nextSlide(name)
  {
	var preLoad = slides[name]['preLoad'];
	if (document.all)
	  {
		document.images[name].style.filter="blendTrans(duration=2)"
		document.images[name].style.filter="blendTrans(duration=crossFadeDuration)"
		document.images[name].filters.blendTrans.Apply() 
	  }
	document.images[name].src = preLoad[slides[name]['slidei']].src;
	if (document.all)
	  {
		document.images[name].filters.blendTrans.Play()
	  }
	slides[name]['slidei']++;
	if (slides[name]['slidei'] == slides[name]['pictures'].length) slides[name]['slidei'] = 0;
	setTimeout("nextSlide('" + name + "')", slides[name]['speed']);
 }