function fadeMainImage(){
$('mainImage').style.display='none';	
new Effect.Appear('mainImage',{duration:1.5})
}
 

function changeMain(){
document.getElementById('pageImageHolder').style.backgroundImage='url(../topPics/home_' + usePic + '.jpg)';
usePic++; if (usePic > numPixx) usePic=1;
setTimeout(" $('mainImage').style.display='none' ",500);
setTimeout(" $('mainImage').src='../topPics/home_' + usePic + '.jpg' " ,500 );
setTimeout(" new Effect.Appear('mainImage',{duration:4.5 }) " ,500 );

setTimeout("changeMain(); " ,5000 )
}


 
function externalLinks() {
 if (!document.getElementsByTagName) return;
 var anchors = document.getElementsByTagName("a");
 for (var i=0; i<anchors.length; i++) {
   var anchor = anchors[i];
   if (anchor.getAttribute("href") &&
       anchor.getAttribute("rel") == "external")
     anchor.target = "_blank";
 }
}

window.onload = externalLinks;



function strapChange(){
numStraps=6;
strapNum ++; if (strapNum==numStraps) strapNum=0;
new Effect.Fade('strapLine',   { duration:0.5} ) 
window.setTimeout("document.getElementById('strapLine').innerHTML= strapLines[strapNum]"  , 500  );
window.setTimeout("new Effect.Appear('strapLine',   { duration:0.5} ) " , 500  );
window.setTimeout(" strapChange(); " , 6000 ); 
}