var banners = new Array();
	var events = new Array();
	var currentBanner = 0;
	var loop;
	var temp;

	function selectBanner(i, displayEffect){
		if(temp){
			//alert(temp);
			$('banner_container').innerHTML = temp;
			temp = null;
		}
		if(i >= banners.length) i = 0;
		if(i < 0) i = banners.length - 1;
		currentBanner = i;
		if($('banner_image')){
			if(banners.length > 1) {
				//for(var j=0; j < banners.length; j++){
				//	$('banner_counter_'+(j+1)).className = 'banner_counter label_dark';
				//}
				//$('banner_counter_'+(i+1)).className = 'banner_counter label';
				if(displayEffect == undefined || ( displayEffect != undefined && displayEffect ) ){
					Effect.Fade('banner_image');
					setTimeout("setAlpha($('banner_image'),0);$('banner_image').src = banners["+i+"];", 1500);
					setTimeout("Effect.Appear('banner_image');", 1501);
				} else {
					$('banner_image').src = banners[i];
				}
			} else {
				setAlpha($('banner_image'), 100);
			}
		}
	}

	//addEvent(window, 'load', startRotate);

	function startRotate(){
		if(banners.length > 1) loop = setInterval("rotateBanners()", 10000);
	}
	
	function rotateBanners(){
		selectBanner(currentBanner+1);		
	}

	function knowMore(){
		// Hidding invites for now
		//$('news').style.height='241px';
		//$('invite-row').unhide();
		//setAlpha($('invite-row'), 0);
		//setTimeout("Effect.appear('invite-row');", 200);
		if(!temp){
			//setAlpha($('banner_image'), 30);
			clearInterval(loop);
			temp = $('banner_container').innerHTML; 
			var html = '<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="674" height="272" style="background-image: url(\''+URL_ROOT+'/public/images/event_background_large_dark.jpg\');">';
			html += '<tr><td class="square semi" height="278" align="center" valign="middle">';
			html += "<img align='absmiddle' src='"+URL_ROOT+"/library/images/loading.gif'/>";
			html += '</td></tr></table>';
			$('banner_container').innerHTML = html;
			//$('invite_event').value = events[currentBanner];
			call_remote(URL_ROOT + "/public/detail.php?id="+events[currentBanner], "showDetails");
		} else {
			knowLess();
		}
	}
	
	function nextBanner(){
		clearInterval(loop);
		selectBanner(currentBanner+1, false);
		startRotate();
	}
	
	function previousBanner(){
		clearInterval(loop);
		selectBanner(currentBanner-1, false);
		startRotate();
	}

	function knowLess(){
		//$('news').style.height='613px';
		//$('invite-row').hide();
		selectBanner(currentBanner+1);
		startRotate();
	}

	function showDetails(data){
		$('banner_container').innerHTML = data;
	}
	
	function setAlpha(target, alpha) {
		if(target){
			target.style.filter = "alpha(opacity="+ alpha +")";
			target.style.opacity = alpha/100;
		}
	}