var browser = new Browser();

    function Browser() {
      var ua, s, i;

      this.isIE    = false;
      this.isNS    = false;
      this.version = null;

      ua = navigator.userAgent;

      s = "MSIE";
      if ((i = ua.indexOf(s)) >= 0) {
        this.isIE = true;
        this.version = parseFloat(ua.substr(i + s.length));
        return;
      }

      s = "Netscape6/";
      if ((i = ua.indexOf(s)) >= 0) {
        this.isNS = true;
        this.version = parseFloat(ua.substr(i + s.length));
        return;
      }

      // Treat any other "Gecko" browser as NS 6.1.

      s = "Gecko";
      if ((i = ua.indexOf(s)) >= 0) {
        this.isNS = true;
        this.version = 6.1;
        return;
      }
    }


    var banners = new Array();
    var index = 1;

    function preload()
    {
        banners[0] = new Image();
        banners[1] = new Image();
        banners[2] = new Image();
        banners[0].src = "/images/main-banners/banner-1.jpg";
        banners[1].src = "/images/main-banners/banner-2.jpg";
        banners[2].src = "/images/main-banners/banner-3.jpg";
    }
    
    function bannerSwap() {
        var banner = document.getElementById("MasterBanner");
        
	    if (browser.isIE)
	    {
		    banner.filters.revealTrans.apply();
		    banner.filters.blendTrans.apply();
	    }
	    banner.src = banners[index].src;
	    if (browser.isIE)
	    {
	        banner.filters.revealTrans.play();
	        banner.filters.blendTrans.play();	
	    }
	    index = ++index % banners.length;
    }

    function pageLoad()
    {
        if (!Sys.WebForms.PageRequestManager.getInstance().get_isInAsyncPostBack())
        {
            //NewsPreview.GetNewsPreviews(GetNewsSuccess, GetNewsFailed);
            preload();
            window.setInterval(bannerSwap,6000);
        }
    }

if (typeof(Sys) !== "undefined") Sys.Application.notifyScriptLoaded();