var featured_thetimeout;
	var featured_opacityvalue = 30;
	var featured_opacitydirection = 1;
	var featured_opacityspeed = 150;
	var featured_current = 1;
	var fullcount = 0
	
	function featured_fadeout() {
		//window.alert(opacityvalue);
		featured_opacityvalue=featured_opacityvalue - 1;
		featured_opacity_divide = featured_opacityvalue/10;
		featured_opacity_multiply = featured_opacityvalue*10;
		if (featured_opacity_divide > 1) { featured_opacity_divide = 1; }
		if (featured_opacity_multiply > 100) { featured_opacity_multiply = 100; }
		if (featured_opacity_divide < 0) { featured_opacity_divide = 0; }
		if (featured_opacity_multiply < 0) { featured_opacity_multiply = 0; }
		featured_navobj = document.getElementById('id_featured_'+featured_current);
		featured_navobj.style.opacity = featured_opacity_divide;
		featured_navobj.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity=' + featured_opacity_multiply + ')';	
		if (featured_opacityvalue > 0) {
			featured_thetimeout = setTimeout("featured_fadeout()",featured_opacityspeed);
			}
		else {
			featured_navobj.style.display = 'none';
			if (featured_current == 1) { featured_current = 5; }
			else if (featured_current == 2) { featured_current = 6; }
			else if (featured_current == 3) { featured_current = 7; }
			else if (featured_current == 4) { featured_current = 8; }

			else if (featured_current == 5) { featured_current = 9; }
			else if (featured_current == 6) { featured_current = 10; }
			else if (featured_current == 7) { featured_current = 11; }
			else if (featured_current == 8) { featured_current = 12; }
			
			else if (featured_current == 9) { featured_current = 1; }
			else if (featured_current == 10) { featured_current = 2; }
			else if (featured_current == 11) { featured_current = 3; }
			else if (featured_current == 12) { featured_current = 4; }
			//window.alert("will fade in "+featured_current);
			featured_fadein();
			}
		}
		
	
	function featured_fadein() {
		//window.alert(opacityvalue);
		featured_opacityvalue=featured_opacityvalue + 1;
		featured_opacity_divide = featured_opacityvalue/10;
		featured_opacity_multiply = featured_opacityvalue*10;
		if (featured_opacity_divide > 1) { featured_opacity_divide = 1; }
		if (featured_opacity_multiply > 100) { featured_opacity_multiply = 100; }
		featured_navobj = document.getElementById('id_featured_'+featured_current);
		featured_navobj.style.display = 'inline';
		featured_navobj.style.opacity = featured_opacity_divide;
		featured_navobj.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity=' + featured_opacity_multiply + ')';	
		if (featured_opacityvalue < 10) {
			featured_thetimeout = setTimeout("featured_fadein()",featured_opacityspeed);
			}
		else {
			if (featured_current == 5) { featured_current = 2; }
			else if (featured_current == 6) { featured_current = 3; }
			else if (featured_current == 7) { featured_current = 4; }
			else if (featured_current == 8) { featured_current = 5; }

			else if (featured_current == 9) { featured_current = 6; }
			else if (featured_current == 10) { featured_current = 7; }
			else if (featured_current == 11) { featured_current = 8; }
			else if (featured_current == 12) { featured_current = 9; }
			
			else if (featured_current == 1) { featured_current = 10; }
			else if (featured_current == 2) { featured_current = 11; }
			else if (featured_current == 3) { featured_current = 12; }
			else if (featured_current == 4) { featured_current = 1; }
			//window.alert("will fade out "+featured_current);
			//set this higher so the pics will stay on a bit
			featured_opacityvalue = 20;
			featured_fadeout();
			}
		}
		
	featured_fadeout();