// image preloading
	a=new Image();a.src="images/confad1.jpg";
	b=new Image();b.src="images/confad2.jpg";
	c=new Image();c.src="images/confad3.jpg";
	d=new Image();d.src="images/confad4.jpg";
	
	//slideshow functions
	function startSlideShow(){setTimeout("pic1()",500);}
	function pic1(){document.images.slidepix.src="images/confad1.jpg";
	setTimeout("pic2()",3000);}
	function pic2(){document.images.slidepix.src="images/confad2.jpg";
	setTimeout("pic3()",3000);}
	function pic3(){document.images.slidepix.src="images/confad3.jpg";
	setTimeout("pic4()",3000);}
	function pic4(){document.images.slidepix.src="images/confad4.jpg";
	setTimeout("pic5()",3000);}
	function pic5(){document.images.slidepix.src="images/confad5.jpg";
	setTimeout("pic6()",3000);}
	function pic6(){document.images.slidepix.src="images/confad6.jpg";
	setTimeout("pic7()",3000);}
	function pic7(){document.images.slidepix.src="images/confad7.jpg";
	setTimeout("pic1()",3000);}