var secondstoloadimg = .25
var backcolor = '#363636'
var imgstring = 'url(wpimages/1.jpg)'


function rotate() {
	$('#rotating_pic span').css('z-index','1')
	 .animate({backgroundPosition:"(-1857 25%)"}, 75 * 2000, "linear")
     .animate({backgroundPosition:"(0 25%)"}, 0, "linear");
	setTimeout("rotate()",12000);
}

$(document).ready(
	function() {
		$('#rotating_pic').css('background', backcolor )
		 .append('<span></span>')
		 .children("span").hide()
		 .css({
		 	'backgroundImage'		:	imgstring,
		 	'backgroundPosition'	:	'0 50%'
		 }).fadeIn()
		
		rotate()
	}
);