window.addEvent('domready', function(){	
var imagesDir = './slides_high/';
var images = ['11.jpg','9.jpg','3.jpg','1.jpg','5.jpg','10.jpg','4.jpg','8.jpg','2.jpg','7.jpg','6.jpg','12.jpg'];
images.each(function(img,i){ images[i] = imagesDir + '' + img; })
set_up_banner(images)
})

var set_up_banner=function(images){
	var slides = [];
   /* put images into page */
	images.each(function(im,i) {
	var temp=new Element('img',{
      	src:im,
      	width: "100%",
	   	height:"100%",
       	styles: {
        	top:0,
        	left:0,
        	position:'absolute'
     	}
	})
	 
	var temp2=new Element('div',{
		id:i,
		styles: {
        	opacity:0,
 
     	}
	})
	temp.inject(temp2)
	 temp2.inject($('banner_images'));
		slides.push(temp2)

   });
	  
      var showInterval = 5000;
      var index = 0;
      (function() {slides[index].tween('opacity',1); }).delay(1000);  
	
      var start_banner = function() {
		(function() {
          $('banner_images').setStyle('background','');
          slides[index].fade(0);
          ++index;
          index = (slides[index] ? index : 0);
          slides[index].fade(1);
		  
        }).periodical(showInterval);		
	};
	/* start the show */

	start_banner();
	
}