/*** 
    Simple jQuery Slideshow Script
    ***/
    
    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}, 1000, function() {
                $active.removeClass('active last-active');
            });
    }
    
    /*** 
    jQuery Simple Drop-Down Menu Plugin
    ***/
    
    $(function() {
        setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 5000 );
    });
    
    var timeout    = 500;
    var closetimer = 0;
    var ddmenuitem = 0;
    
    function jsddm_open()
    {  jsddm_canceltimer();
       jsddm_close();
       ddmenuitem = $(this).addClass('active');
       ddmenuitem = $(this).find('ul').css('visibility', 'visible');}
    
    function jsddm_close()
    {
      if(ddmenuitem) ddmenuitem.css('visibility', 'hidden');
      $('li').removeClass('active');
    }
    
    function jsddm_timer()
    {  closetimer = window.setTimeout(jsddm_close, timeout);}
    
    function jsddm_canceltimer()
    {  if(closetimer)
       {  window.clearTimeout(closetimer);
          closetimer = null;}}
    
    $(document).ready(function()
    {  $('#jsddm > li').bind('mouseover', jsddm_open)
       $('#jsddm > li').bind('mouseout',  jsddm_timer)});
    
    document.onclick = jsddm_close;