$(document).ready(function() {
    $('.slideshow').cycle({
        fx:     'scrollDown',
        timeout: 6500 

    });
    $('.slideshow2').cycle({
        fx:     'scrollDown'
    });
    $('.slideshow3').cycle({
        fx:     'scrollDown'
    });
  
  function setMainPic(){
    var curval=$.cookie("next_swiss_pic");
    var numOfPic=18;
    var nextval; 
    if (!curval) {curval=1; nextval=2;} 
    else{nextval=parseInt(curval)+1;} 
    if(nextval>numOfPic){nextval=1;}
    var today=new Date(); 
    var expiry = new Date(today.getTime()+365*24*60*60*1000); 
    $.cookie('cur_swiss_pic', curval, { expires: expiry, path: '/'});
    $.cookie('next_swiss_pic', nextval, { expires: expiry, path: '/'});
    $('#swiss-pic').css("background-image", "url(/images/swiss/switzerland"+curval+".jpg)"); 
  }
  setMainPic();
});