window.addEvent('domready', function() {
		
	//variables for making things more simple below
	var itemsHolder = $('content');
	var numNavHolder = $('num_nav').getElement('ul');
	var myItems = $$('.item');
	
	
	//create an instance of the slider, and start it up
	var mySlider = new SL_Slider({
		slideTimer: 6000,
		isPaused: true,
		container: itemsHolder,
		items: myItems,
		numNavActive: true,
		numNavHolder: numNavHolder
	});
	mySlider.start();
				 
});

function getCite(){
	var myRequest =
		new Request.JSON({
		url: 'index.php',
		method: 'post',
		data: 'mode=ajax&id=27&reqCol=text, title',

		onComplete: function(response) {
			
			obj = (response["text"])
			
			obj = obj.split('<br /><br />');
			count = obj.length-3;
			
			rnd = Math.round(Math.random() * count);
			
			
			$('cite').innerHTML = '<b>'+obj[rnd]+'</b>';
			
                        
		},
		
		onRequest: function() { 
		
			$('cite').innerHTML = '<img src="'+root+'images/loader.gif" width="24" height="24" alt="" border="0">';		
			
			
		}
	});
	
	myRequest.send();
}