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HTML

<div id='tmpSlideshow'>
    <div id='tmpSlide-1' class='tmpSlide'>
      <img src="http://www.traditionalirishgifts.com/guinnessmerchandise.jpg" alt='Guinness Merchandise, clothing, apparel and accessories' />   
      <div class='tmpSlideCopy'>
        <span class="yellow">guinness</span><span class="white">merchandise</span>
        <p class="frontpageblurb">
           Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse leo 
          mauris, sollicitudin vel euismod vitae, sollicitudin sit amet ante. Duis 
          ipsum felis, rutrum eu ultrices sit amet, iaculis a sapien. Ut et leo ut 
          quam tempor auctor. Sed sapien quam, consequat ut adipiscing sit amet, 
          faucibus eget.         </p>
        <p class="bannerlinks"><?php echo $guinnCatslinks; ?></p>
        <a class="allrangebutton" href="hook me up to all products for this category"></a>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div id='tmpSlide-2' class='tmpSlide'>
      <img src="http://www.traditionalirishgifts.com/irishgiftssouvenirs.jpg" alt='' />   
      <div class='tmpSlideCopy'>
        <span class="yellow">irish gifts </span><span class="white">&amp; souvenirs</span>
        <p class="frontpageblurb">
          Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse leo 
          mauris, sollicitudin vel euismod vitae, sollicitudin sit amet ante. Duis 
          ipsum felis, rutrum eu ultrices sit amet, iaculis a sapien. Ut et leo ut 
          quam tempor auctor. Sed sapien quam, consequat ut adipiscing sit amet, 
          faucibus eget.
        </p>
        <p class="bannerlinks"><?php echo $IrishCatslinks; ?></p>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div id='tmpSlide-3' class='tmpSlide'>
      <img src="http://www.traditionalirishgifts.com/clothesknitwear.jpg" alt='' />   
      <div class='tmpSlideCopy'>
        <span class="yellow">irish clothes </span><span class="white">&amp; knitwear</span>
        <p class="frontpageblurb">
          Lorem ipsum dolor sit...

CSS

@charset "utf-8";
/* CSS Document */

div#tmpSlideshow {
    position: relative;
    height: 318px;
    width: 958px;
    border: 1px solid #000000;
}
div.tmpSlide {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 958px;
    height: 318px;
    display: none;
}
div.tmpSlide img {
    float: left;
    width: 958px;
    height: 318px;
}
div#tmpSlideshowControls {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 18px;
    right: -167px;
    width: 300px;
}
div.tmpSlideshowControl {
    font-weight:bold;
    float: left;
    margin: 0 9px 0 0;
    background: url('/Template/Pictures/Buttons/Feature.png') no-repeat;
    width: 22px;
    height: 22px;
    color: #ffffff;
    text-align: center;
    cursor: pointer;
    -moz-border-radius: 11px;-webkit-border-radius: 11px;border-radius: 11px;
    -moz-box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 2px #384906; -webkit-box-shadow:inset 2px 2px 2px #384906; box-shadow:inset 2px 2px 2px #384906;
    /**-moz-box-shadow: inset -1px -1px 1px #c9c9c9; -webkit-box-shadow:inset -1px -1px 1px #c9c9c9; box-shadow:inset -1px -1px 1px #c9c9c9;**/
    behavior: url(PIE.htc);
}
div.tmpSlideshowControl span {
    line-height: 22px;
    vertical-align: middle;
}
div.tmpSlideshowControlOn {
    background-image: url('/Template/Pictures/Buttons/FeatureOver.png');
}
div.tmpSlideshowControlActive {
    background-color:#999;
    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0 0, 0 bottom, from(#ffffff), to(#9d9d9d));
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(#ffffff, #9d9d9d);
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(#ffffff, #9d9d9d);
    background: -ms-linear-gradient(#ffffff, #9d9d9d);
    background: -o-linear-gradient(#ffffff, #9d9d9d);
    background: linear-gradient(#ffffff, #9d9d9d);
    -pie-background: linear-gradient(#ffffff, #9d9d9d);
    -moz-box-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #384906; -webkit-box-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #384906; box-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #384906;
    color:#000000;
    behavior: url(PIE.htc);
}
div.tmpSlideCopy {
    position: absolute;
    left: 405px;
    top:...

JavaScript

// JavaScript Document
var $$ = $.fn;

$$.extend({
  SplitID : function()
  {
    return this.attr('id').split('-').pop();
  },

  Slideshow : {
    Ready : function()
    {
      $('div.tmpSlideshowControl')
        .hover(
          function() {
            $(this).addClass('tmpSlideshowControlOn');
          },
          function() {
            $(this).removeClass('tmpSlideshowControlOn');
          }
        )
        .click(
          function() {
            $$.Slideshow.Interrupted = true;

            $('div.tmpSlide').hide();
            $('div.tmpSlideshowControl').removeClass('tmpSlideshowControlActive');

            $('div#tmpSlide-' + $(this).SplitID()).show()
            $(this).addClass('tmpSlideshowControlActive');
            
            $$.Slideshow.Counter = parseInt($(this).SplitID());
            setTimeout('$$.Slideshow.Resume();', 5000); // Resume after 5 seconds  
          }
        );

      this.Counter = 1;
      this.Interrupted = false;

      this.Transition();
    },

    Resume : function()
    {
      this.Interrupted = false;  
      this.Transition();      
    },

    Transition : function()
    {
      if (this.Interrupted) {
        return;
      }

      this.Last = this.Counter - 1;

      if (this.Last < 1) {
        this.Last = 4;
      }

      $('div#tmpSlide-' + this.Last).fadeOut(1000);
        
      $('div#tmpSlide-' + $$.Slideshow.Counter).fadeIn(
        1000,
        function() {
          $('div#tmpSlideshowControl-' + $$.Slideshow.Last).removeClass('tmpSlideshowControlActive');
          $('div#tmpSlideshowControl-' + $$.Slideshow.Counter).addClass('tmpSlideshowControlActive');
          

          $$.Slideshow.Counter++;

          if ($$.Slideshow.Counter > 4) {
            $$.Slideshow.Counter = 1;
          }

          setTimeout('$$.Slideshow.Transition();', 10000);
        }
      );
    }
  }
});

$(document).ready(
  function() {
    $$.Slideshow.Ready();
  }
);