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

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

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

    // uncomment the 3 lines below to pull the images in random order
    
    //var $sibs  = $active.siblings();
    //var rndNum = Math.floor(Math.random() * $sibs.length );
    //var $next  = $( $sibs[ rndNum ] );


    $active.addClass('last-active');

    $next.css({opacity: 0.0})
        .addClass('active')
        .animate({opacity: 1.0}, 2000, function() {
            $active.removeClass('active last-active');
        });
}

$(function() {
    setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 5000 );
});

$(document).ready(function() {
	 // hides the slickbox as soon as the DOM is ready
	 // (a little sooner than page load)
	  $('#extraInfo').hide();
	 // toggles the slickbox on clicking the noted link
	 $('a#extra-toggle').click(function() {
	 	$('#extraInfo').toggle(800);
	 	$('#textContainer').toggle(800);
	 	return false;
	 });
	 // shows the slickbox on clicking the noted link
	  $('a#extra-show').click(function() {
	 	$('#textContainer').hide('slow');
	 	$('#extraInfo').show('slow');
		return false;
	  });
	 // hides the slickbox on clicking the noted link
	  $('a#extra-hide').click(function() {
	 	$('#extraInfo').hide('slow');
		$('#textContainer').show('slow');
	 	return false;
	  });
	 // fade in the small container first
	 //$("#bannerimg").fadeOut(0).fadeTo(500, 1).fadeIn(500);
	 //$("#textContainer").hide().fadeTo(500, 1).fadeIn(500);
});