var settings = {
    timeout: 5000
};

function max(array) {
    var max = 0;
    for (var i = 0, j = array.length; i < j; i++) {
        if (array[i] > max) {
            max = array[i];
        }
    }
    return max;
}

//$(document).ready(function()
$(window).load(function ()
{
  $("div.slide").each(function()
    {
      var children = $(this).children();
      var count = children.length;
      var heights = new Array();
      for (var k = 0; k < count; k++)
	{
	    heights.push($(children[k]).height());
	    if (k > 0)
	      {
		  $(children[k]).hide();
	      }
	}
      $(this).height(max(heights));
      var i = 0;
      var showcycle = function(i)
			{
			  var current = i % count;
			  var next = (i + 1) % count;
			  $(children[current]).fadeOut(1000, function()
			    {
			      $(children[next]).fadeIn(1000);
			    });
			  i++;
			  if (i > count - 1) { i = 0; }
			  setTimeout(function() {showcycle(i);},settings.timeout);
			};
      if (count > 1)
	{
	  setTimeout(function()
	    {
	      showcycle(i);
	    }, settings.timeout);
	}
      });
});