// Set slideShowSpeed (milliseconds):
        // the number below is the milliseconds
        // between each image change
	var slideShowSpeed = 3000;

	// Duration of crossfade:
        // each cross-fade event happens in 30 steps
        // the value below is the number of milliseconds
        // between each of the ten transitions
	var crossFadeDuration = 50;

        //start values for opacity
        var opacity_value = 0;
        var text_opacity_value = 0;

        //image pointer index
        var j=0;
        //text pointer index
        var k=-1;
        //link pointer index
        var linkIndex=0;
        // start on even frame
        var evenFrame = 'true';