function ss_init()
{
	var $ss = $('#featurePic');
	var $slides = $('> *', $ss);
	var numslides = $slides.length;

	$ss.css('position', 'relative');
	
	$slides.css({
				'position':'absolute',
				'top' : '0px',
				'left' : '0px'
			  });
	
	$slides.each(function(i){
		var theCss = { 'zIndex' : numslides - i };
		if(i > 0)
		{
			theCss['display'] = 'none';
		}
		$(this).css(theCss);
	});
	setTimeout(ss_next, 5000);
}

function ss_next()
{
	var $ss = $('#featurePic');
	var $current = $('> *:visible', $ss);
	var $next = $current.next();
	if($next.length == 0)
	{
		$next = $('> *:first', $ss);
	}
	$current.fadeOut('slow');
	$next.css('display','block').fadeIn('slow', function(){ setTimeout(ss_next, 5000); });
}