var galLaunchers = new Array();
zInterval = null;
visImg=0;
pause=false;
function cnnImageFadeInit() {
	if(!document.getElementById || !document.createElement || !document.getElementById("imageContainer"))return;
	galLaunchers = document.getElementById("imageContainer").getElementsByTagName("img");
	for(i=1;i<galLaunchers.length;i++) galLaunchers[i].xOpacity = 0;
	galLaunchers[0].style.display = "block";
	galLaunchers[0].xOpacity = .99;
	setTimeout(cnnImageFader,2000);
}
function cnnImageFader() {
	cOpacity = galLaunchers[visImg].xOpacity;
	nIndex = galLaunchers[visImg+1]?visImg+1:0;
	nOpacity = galLaunchers[nIndex].xOpacity;
	cOpacity-=.05; 
	nOpacity+=.05;
	galLaunchers[nIndex].style.display = "block";
	galLaunchers[visImg].xOpacity = cOpacity;
	galLaunchers[nIndex].xOpacity = nOpacity;
	setOpacity(galLaunchers[visImg]); 
	setOpacity(galLaunchers[nIndex]);
	if(cOpacity<=0) {
		galLaunchers[visImg].style.display = "none";
		visImg = nIndex;
		setTimeout(cnnImageFader,2000);
	} else {
		setTimeout(cnnImageFader,50);
	}
	function setOpacity(obj) {
		if(obj.xOpacity>.99) {
			obj.xOpacity = .99;
			return;
		}
		obj.style.opacity = obj.xOpacity;
		obj.style.MozOpacity = obj.xOpacity;
		obj.style.filter = "alpha(opacity=" + (obj.xOpacity*100) + ")";
	}
}
setTimeout(cnnImageFadeInit,500);