/*** 
    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(id) {
            var $active = $('#slideshow DIV.active');
            if ( $active.length == 0 ) $active = $('#slideshow DIV:last');
            $active.addClass('last-active');
            
    	    if (!id)
    	    {
                // use this to pull the divs in the order they appear in the markup
		    var $next =  $active.next().length ? $active.next()
                : $('#slideshow DIV:first');
                id = $('#slideshow DIV').index($next)+1;
    	    } else
    	    {
                var $next = $('#slideshow DIV').eq(id-1);
    	    }                        
    	    
    	    $('#pages IMG').attr({src: "/images/stop.png"});
    	    $('#pages IMG').eq(id-1).attr({src: "/images/stop_active.png"});
    	            
            // uncomment below to pull the divs randomly
            // var $sibs  = $active.siblings();
            // var rndNum = Math.floor(Math.random() * $sibs.length );
            // var $next  = $( $sibs[ rndNum ] );
                                                
                                                
                                                    
            $next.css({opacity: 0.0})
            .addClass('active')
            .animate({opacity: 1.0}, 1000, function() {
                $active.removeClass('active last-active');
            });
    }