var my_Dir = new Array();
var martin_message = new Array();

martin_message[1]  = "<b>What advice do you have for someone looking for his or her first job out of college?</b><br /><br /> Don't be afraid to take a job that is challenging.  Don't take the safe job.  You have plenty of time for that later.  Do something adventurous, and use opportunities when they present themselves. <br /><br /> -- Christine Paulson, <br />Online Sales Rep"; 
martin_message[2]  = "<b>What advice do you have for someone looking for his or her first job out of college?</b><br /><br /> Have goals.  Find a great company that constantly challenges you and gives you opportunities to do good work. <br /><br /> -- Martin Smiley, <br />Recruitment Sales Rep";
var my_images = new Array();
var SLIDE_load = new Array();
var SLIDE_status, SLIDE_timeout;
var SLIDE_actual = 1;
var SLIDE_speed = 12000;
var SLIDE_fade = 10;
for (i = 1; i <= martin_message.length-1; i++)
{
  my_images[i] = 'imageslide/'+ i + '.jpg';
  SLIDE_load[i] = new Image();
  SLIDE_load[i].src = my_images[i];
}

var SLIDE_count = my_images.length-1;

function SLIDE_start()
{
  document.getElementById('SLIDE_play').disabled = false;
  document.images.SLIDE_picBox.src = SLIDE_load[SLIDE_actual].src;
  document.getElementById("SLIDE_textBox").innerHTML= martin_message[SLIDE_actual];  
  SLIDE_timeout = setTimeout("SLIDE_play()",SLIDE_speed);
}
function SLIDE_play()
{
  document.getElementById('SLIDE_play').disabled = true;
  document.getElementById('SLIDE_pause').disabled = false;
  SLIDE_actual++;
  SLIDE_slide();
  SLIDE_status = 'SLIDE_play';
  SLIDE_timeout = setTimeout("SLIDE_play()",SLIDE_speed);
}
function SLIDE_pause()
{
  clearTimeout(SLIDE_timeout);
  SLIDE_status = 'SLIDE_pause';
  document.getElementById('SLIDE_pause').disabled = true;
  document.getElementById('SLIDE_play').disabled = false; 
}
function SLIDE_slide()
{
  if (SLIDE_status != 'SLIDE_pause')
  {
    document.getElementById('SLIDE_play').disabled = true;
    document.getElementById('SLIDE_pause').disabled = false;
  }
  if (SLIDE_actual > (SLIDE_count)) SLIDE_actual= 1;
  if (SLIDE_actual < 1) SLIDE_actual = SLIDE_count;

 imgTrans(); // call transition function

  if (document.getElementById) document.getElementById("SLIDE_textBox").innerHTML= martin_message[SLIDE_actual];
}

function SLIDE_speeds(SLIDE_valgt)
{
  SLIDE_speed = SLIDE_valgt.options[SLIDE_valgt.selectedIndex].value;
}

var FILTER_TIMEOUT;
var FILTER_POS = 1; // shows slide # & used for transparency amt
var FILTER_SLIDES = 10; // # of frames in transition
var FILTER_TIME = 2; // time in seconds to transition

function imgTrans()
{
   var img = document.images.SLIDE_picBox;
   if (FILTER_POS > FILTER_SLIDES/2)
   {
      img.src = SLIDE_load[SLIDE_actual].src;
   }
   if (img.style.opacity != undefined)
   {
      if (FILTER_POS < FILTER_SLIDES/2)
      {
         img.style.opacity = 1 - (FILTER_POS/FILTER_SLIDES);
      }
      else
      {
         img.style.opacity = (FILTER_POS/FILTER_SLIDES);
      }
   }
   if (img.style.filter != undefined)
   {
      if (FILTER_POS < FILTER_SLIDES/2)
      {
         img.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity=' + ((1 - (FILTER_POS/FILTER_SLIDES)) * 100) + ')';
      }
      else
      {
         img.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity=' + ((FILTER_POS/FILTER_SLIDES) * 100) + ')';
      }
   }
   FILTER_POS++;
   if (FILTER_POS > FILTER_SLIDES)
   {
      FILTER_POS = 1;
      clearTimeout(FILTER_TIMEOUT);
   }
   else
   {
      FILTER_TIMEOUT = setTimeout("imgTrans()",(FILTER_TIME/FILTER_SLIDES)*1000);
   }
}