$(document).ready(function() {
		
		$("div#slideshow ").css('background-image','none');
		
		$(function(){
		$('#slideshow').slides({
			preload: true,
			preloadImage: 'assets/site/pics/loading.gif',
			generatePagination: false
		});
		});
	
		$('#slideshow').mouseover(function() {
			$('#slideshow').find('span').fadeTo(400,0.5);

		});
		$('#slideshow').mouseleave(function() {
			$('#slideshow').find('span').fadeOut(400);

		});
		
	});