window.addEvent('domready', function() {
	var slideTimer = 6000;
	var transitionTime = 1700;
	var items = $$('.slide_item');
	var itemNum = 0;
	var isPaused = 0;
	items.each(function(element, index) {
		if(index == 0){
			element.removeClass('first_item');
			element.setStyle('left', "0");
		}
		else{
			element.setStyle('left', "206px");
		}
	});
	var numItems = items.length;
	var slideForward = function(){ 
		var curItem = items[itemNum];  
		if(itemNum < (numItems - 1)){
			itemNum++; 
		}
		else{
			itemNum = 0;
		}
		var newItem = items[itemNum];
		var item_in = new Fx.Morph(newItem, {
			     duration: transitionTime, 
			     transition: Fx.Transitions.Quad.easeInOut, 
			     wait:false
		});
		
		var item_out = new Fx.Morph(curItem, {
			     duration: transitionTime, 
			     transition: Fx.Transitions.Quad.easeInOut, 
			     wait:false
		});
		item_in.start({
		'left': [206, 0]
		});
		item_out.start({
		'left': '-206'
		});
		
	};
	var theTimer = slideForward.periodical(slideTimer, this); 
});