var interval = 10000;
var slideInterval = 3000;
var slideContainer ="#headerContainer";
var counter=0;

jQuery(document).ready(function(){

	jQuery( slideContainer ).css( {backgroundPosition: "0 0"} );	
	setTimeout("slideBackground()", interval);
})


function slideBackground(){
	//alert(jQuery(slideContainer));
	counter++;	
	var x = -960 * counter;	
	jQuery( slideContainer ).animate({backgroundPosition: "(" + x + "px 0)"}, {duration: slideInterval });
	
	setTimeout("slideBackground()", interval);
	
}