	var feature = 1;
	var interval = 7000;
	var fade = 0.3;

	function changeopacity(opacity, f) {
		var object = document.getElementById('feature' + f).style;
		object.opacity = (opacity / 100);
		object.MozOpacity = (opacity / 100);
		object.KhtmlOpacity = (opacity / 100);
	}

	function setfeaturevisible(f) {
	
	    if(f == 1)
	      document.getElementById('feature' + f).style.background = "url(/newdesign/img/item1a.png) no-repeat bottom left";

	    if(f == 2)
	      document.getElementById('feature' + f).style.background = "url(/newdesign/img/item2.png) no-repeat bottom left";

	    if(f == 3)
	      document.getElementById('feature' + f).style.background = "url(/newdesign/img/item3.png) no-repeat bottom left";

	    if(f == 4)
	      document.getElementById('feature' + f).style.background = "url(/newdesign/img/item4.png) no-repeat bottom left";

	    if(f == 5)
	      document.getElementById('feature' + f).style.background = "url(/newdesign/img/item5.png) no-repeat bottom left";

	    if(f == 6)
	      document.getElementById('feature' + f).style.background = "url(/newdesign/img/item6.png) no-repeat bottom left";

	    if(f == 7)
	      document.getElementById('feature' + f).style.background = "url(/newdesign/img/item7.png) no-repeat bottom left";

	    if(f == 8)
	      document.getElementById('feature' + f).style.background = "url(/newdesign/img/item8.png) no-repeat bottom left";
		  
		document.getElementById('feature' + f).style.display = 'block';
		document.getElementById('control' + f).className = 'selected';
	}

	function setfeatureinvisible(f) {
		document.getElementById('feature' + f).style.display = 'none';
		document.getElementById('control' + f).className = '';
	}

	function nextfeature() {
		for ( var i = 100; i >= 0; i = i - 2) {
			setTimeout('changeopacity(' + i + ',' + feature + ')',
					(fade * 10 * (100 - i)));
		}
		setTimeout('setfeatureinvisible(' + feature + ')', (fade * 10 * 102));
		setTimeout('changeopacity(100, ' + feature + ')', (fade * 10 * 102));
		feature++;
		if (feature > 8) {
			feature = 1;
		}
		changeopacity(0, feature);
		setTimeout('setfeaturevisible(' + feature + ')', (fade * 10 * 104));
		for ( var i = 0; i <= 100; i = i + 2) {
			setTimeout('changeopacity(' + i + ',' + feature + ')',
					(fade * 10 * (105 + i)));
		}
	}

	function nextfeature2() {
		setfeatureinvisible(feature);
		feature++;
		if (feature > 8) {
			feature = 1;
		}
		setfeaturevisible(feature);
	}

	function setfeature(f) {
		clearInterval(featureinterval);
		setfeatureinvisible(feature);
		feature = f;
		setfeaturevisible(f);
		featureinterval = setInterval('nextfeature();', interval);
		return false;
	}

	var featureinterval = setInterval('nextfeature();', interval);

