/*** 
    Simple jQuery Slideshow Script
    Released by Jon Raasch (jonraasch.com) under FreeBSD license: free to use or modify, not responsible for anything, etc.  Please link out to me if you like it :)
***/

function slideSwitch() {
    var $active = $('#slideshow DIV.active');

    if ( $active.length == 0 ) $active = $('#slideshow DIV:last');

    // use this to pull the images in the order they appear in the markup
    var $next =  $active.next().length ? $active.next(): $('#slideshow DIV:first');

    //var $sibs  = $active.siblings();
    //var rndNum = Math.floor(Math.random() * $sibs.length );
    //var $next  = $( $sibs[ rndNum ] );


    $active.addClass('last-active');
	$active.animate({opacity:0}, 3000);
    $next.css({opacity: 0.0}).addClass('active').animate({opacity: 1.0}, 3000, function() {
            $active.removeClass('active last-active');
    });
    
}

$(function () {
    var int = self.setInterval("slideSwitch()", 8000);
    $('#slideshow').hover(function () {
        clearInterval(int);
    }, function () {
        int = self.setInterval("slideSwitch()", 8000);
    });

});