window.addEvent('domready',function() { 

  /* settings */ 

  var showDuration = 3000; 
  var containerhire = $('hireshow-container'); 

  var images = containerhire.getElements('img'); 

  var currentIndex = 0; 

  var interval; 

  /* opacity and fade */ 

  images.each(function(img,i){ 

    if(i > 0) { 

      img.set('opacity',0); 

    } 

  }); 

  /* worker */ 

  var show = function() { 

    images[currentIndex].fade('out'); 

    images[currentIndex = currentIndex < images.length - 1 ? currentIndex+1 : 0].fade('in'); 

  }; 

  /* start once the page is finished loading */ 

  window.addEvent('load',function(){ 

    interval = show.periodical(showDuration); 

  }); 

});