function showcase(scid) {
  var _sc_imgs = jQuery(scid + ' img');
  var _sc_as = jQuery(scid + ' a');
  var _sc_images = new Array();
  for(var i=0;i<_sc_imgs.length;i++) {
    var _sc_url = jQuery(_sc_imgs[i]).attr('src');
    var _sc_description = jQuery(_sc_as[i]).html();
    var _sc_link = jQuery(_sc_as[i]).attr('href');
    _sc_images.push({url: _sc_url, description: _sc_description, link: _sc_link});
  }
  jQuery(scid).html('');
  jQuery(scid).showcase({
     images: _sc_images,
     width: jQuery(scid).css('width'),
     height: jQuery(scid).css('height'),
     border: "0",
     animation: { type: "horizontal-slider", interval: 13500, speed: 500 },
     titleBar:  { autoHide: false
                },
     navigator: { item: { width: "12px", height: "12px" },
                  showMiniature: false,
                  showNumber: false,
                  autoHide: (1 == _sc_images.length)? true : false
                }
  });

}