var numslides = 12;
var slideshow = new Array(numslides);
    slideshow[0] = new Array();
    slideshow[0]['newsid'] = "18";
    slideshow[0]['title'] = "Spring '07 Language and Culture Scholarship Recipients";
    slideshow[0]['blurb'] = "The end of the 2006 calendar year brought great joy to four lucky study abroad students in the form of a generous Language and Culture Scholarship, made possible by a generous donation to the Office of Study Abroad & Exchanges by a family who wishes to remain anonymous.<br/><br/>The Language and Culture Scholarship was created to support UAlbany students in financial need who have a strong desire to study...";
    slideshow[0]['image'] = "Spain Group Pic2.jpg";
    slideshow[1] = new Array();
    slideshow[1]['newsid'] = "41";
    slideshow[1]['title'] = "International Student Events, Spring 2008";
    slideshow[1]['blurb'] = "Students from around the world have enjoyed numerous events during the Spring 2008 semester: ice skating at Swinburne Park, visiting the State Capitol, attending an ice hockey game, among other events.<br/><br/>Want to see more pictures? <a href="http://www.albanyinternationaleducation.com/iss/images/photos/ISSS Spring 2008 Events/">Click here</a>.<br/>";
    slideshow[1]['image'] = "sp08events.jpg";
    slideshow[2] = new Array();
    slideshow[2]['newsid'] = "42";
    slideshow[2]['title'] = "German Students Spend Spring Break In Costa Rica";
    slideshow[2]['blurb'] = "A couple of UAlbany international students took a break from their studies this past spring to visit one of the other Americas, Central America. <br/><br/>Bernhard Leinland and Sabrina Flurshutz, both exchange students from Wurzburg, Germany, spent their spring break exploring Nicaragua, Panama and Costa Rica.<br/><br/>They have shared some of their pictures <a href="http://www.albanyinternationaleducation.com/images/photos/Spring...";
    slideshow[2]['image'] = "germansbreaksp08.jpg";
    slideshow[3] = new Array();
    slideshow[3]['newsid'] = "13";
    slideshow[3]['title'] = "Asil Ozdogru awarded International Student Leadership Award for 2008";
    slideshow[3]['blurb'] = "Congratulations to Asil Ozdogru for winning the International Student Leadership Award for 2008 (shown here with Margaret Reich, Director of International Student and Scholar Services).  Asil is a doctoral student in Educational Psychology who has given a large amount time and energy to improving the lives of students here at the University at Albany.  <br/><br/>In 2004, he served as an Orientation Assistant...";
    slideshow[3]['image'] = "Ozdogru.jpg";
    slideshow[4] = new Array();
    slideshow[4]['newsid'] = "17";
    slideshow[4]['title'] = "Study Abroad Summer 2008";
    slideshow[4]['blurb'] = "Earn Credits and use financial aid to study abroad from as little as 2,900, including travel! All classes taught in English! (except foreign language classes)...<br/>";
    slideshow[4]['image'] = "wallpic.jpg";
    slideshow[5] = new Array();
    slideshow[5]['newsid'] = "43";
    slideshow[5]['title'] = "Kazan State Language Professor Soaks Up American Culture at UAlbany";
    slideshow[5]['blurb'] = "Students coming to classes in pajamas shocked her. She could not get over all the people walking around carrying bottles and she is likely to be telling friends at home about how Americans go around smiling.<br/>  <br/>Home is a long way from Albany for Julia Ziyatdinova, 31, head of the Department of Foreign Languages in Professional Communications at Kazan State Technological University in Tatarstan, part...";
    slideshow[5]['image'] = "DSC01774.jpg";
    slideshow[6] = new Array();
    slideshow[6]['newsid'] = "22";
    slideshow[6]['title'] = "Studying Abroad Changes Ray Watson's World View";
    slideshow[6]['blurb'] = "University at Albany senior Ray Watson will never forget the three-year-old he met while studying abroad in South Africa. <br/><br/>&ldquo;He was in so much pain,&rdquo; said Watson, a history major from Rockland County, N.Y. The child was suffering from AIDS and...";
    slideshow[6]['image'] = "map_of_south_africa.jpg";
    slideshow[7] = new Array();
    slideshow[7]['newsid'] = "40";
    slideshow[7]['title'] = "National Geographic's Glimpse Seeks Student Correspondents";
    slideshow[7]['blurb'] = "If you are a talented storyteller; specialize in writing, photography or video; and will be living or studying abroad in Fall 2008, this is your opportunity! As a Glimpse Correspondent, you will receive a $600 stipend, a professional editor, and the opportunity to be published in National Geographic Glimpse. The application will be ready in mid-May--register your email address today to be notified...";
    slideshow[7]['image'] = "glimpse_tag.jpg";
    slideshow[8] = new Array();
    slideshow[8]['newsid'] = "23";
    slideshow[8]['title'] = "UAlbany and Moscow State Mark 30 Years of International Cooperation";
    slideshow[8]['blurb'] = "The University at Albany and Moscow State University (MSU) celebrate 30 years of a collaborative partnership on May 15.<br/><br/>&ldquo;This is like a 30th wedding anniversary for us,&rdquo; said Vice Provost for International Education Ray Bromley. &ldquo;It has been a long and fruitful partnership between two major universities that has involved many faculty and students...&rdquo;";
    slideshow[8]['image'] = "MSU.jpg";
    slideshow[9] = new Array();
    slideshow[9]['newsid'] = "25";
    slideshow[9]['title'] = "UAlbany Grad Acts Globally to Better the World";
    slideshow[9]['blurb'] = "South Korea's Hallym University Graduate School of Social Welfare Dean Nam Soon Huh, who received her doctorate from UAlbany in 1997, has helped to transform the way her country advocates on behalf of vulnerable children and families.  She  has also led the way to build international partnerships with several schools, including Ualbany, which hosts Hallym students every summer.";
    slideshow[9]['image'] = "nam_soon_huh.jpg";
    slideshow[10] = new Array();
    slideshow[10]['newsid'] = "26";
    slideshow[10]['title'] = "UAlbany Visited by East China Normal University Delegation";
    slideshow[10]['blurb'] = "UAlbany was very pleased to welcome 30 faculty members from The School of Foreign Languages at East China Normal University in Shanghai, China.  For 5 1/2 weeks, beginning July 13th, 2007, they were engaged in a collaborative study program organized jointly by the Office of International Education and the School of Education.  A wide range of activities and instruction was prepared to enhance their...";
    slideshow[10]['image'] = "ECNUgroup.JPG";
    slideshow[11] = new Array();
    slideshow[11]['newsid'] = "31";
    slideshow[11]['title'] = "Study Abroad on an Exchange Program";
    slideshow[11]['blurb'] = "Interested in studying abroad but think you can't afford it? Studying abroad can be similar to the cost of spending a semester or academic year on your home SUNY campus when you participate on an exchange program. <br/><br/>Exchange programs are study abroad options where we exchange students financially speaking. You pay SUNY tuition for the visiting student to study on a SUNY campus and they pay for the...";
    slideshow[11]['image'] = "sae_sp08_fair.jpg";
slidelink = new Array();
slidelink[18] = 'article.php?articleid=18';
slidelink[41] = 'article.php?articleid=41';
slidelink[42] = 'article.php?articleid=42';
slidelink[13] = 'article.php?articleid=13';
slidelink[17] = 'http://www.albanystudyabroad.com/pdf/info/Blast3.pdf';
slidelink[43] = 'article.php?articleid=43';
slidelink[22] = 'http://www.albany.edu/news/feature_2235.shtml?source=image';
slidelink[40] = 'http://www.glimpse.org/correspondents';
slidelink[23] = 'http://www.albany.edu/news/campus_news/2007/0507/Moscow_State_30_Years.shtml';
slidelink[25] = 'http://www.albany.edu/news/campus_news/2007/0707/nam_soon_huh.shtml';
slidelink[26] = 'article.php?articleid=26';
slidelink[31] = 'http://www.albanystudyabroad.com/pdf/info/Exchange2008.pdf';

var slidedelay = 5;
var curslide = 0;
var curnewsid = 0;
var playing = true;

function loadslide() {
  curnewsid = slideshow[curslide]['newsid'];
  document.getElementById("slidetitle").innerHTML = slideshow[curslide]['title'];
  document.getElementById("slideblurb").innerHTML = slideshow[curslide]['blurb'];
  if (document.images) {
    document.images.slideimage.src = 'http://www.albanyinternationaleducation.com/images/news/' + slideshow[curslide]['image'];
    document.images.slideimage.alt = slideshow[curslide]['title'];
  }
}

function prevslidebut() {
  playing = false;
  prevslide();
}

function prevslide() {
  curslide = curslide - 1;
  if(curslide < 0) {
    curslide = numslides - 1;
  }
  loadslide();
}

function nextslidebut() {
  playing = false;
  nextslide();
}

function nextslide() {
  curslide = curslide + 1;
  if(curslide >= numslides) {
    curslide = 0;
  }
  loadslide();
}

function playslide() {
  playing = true;
  stepslide();
}

function pauseslide() {
  playing = false;
}

function stepslide() {
  if(playing) {
    nextslide();
    setTimeout('stepslide()', slidedelay * 1000);
  }
}

function viewarticle() {
  document.location.href = slidelink[curnewsid];
}

function debugslide() {
  alert('curslide = ' + curslide + '    image = ' + document.images.slideimage.src);
}