/***
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 A.active');
 
    if ($active.length == 0) $active = $('#slideshow A:last');
 
    // use this to pull the images in the order they appear in the markup
    var $next = $active.next().length ? $active.next() : $('#slideshow A: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');
            });
}
 
$(function() {
    setInterval("slideSwitch()", 5000);
});
 
var current_panel = "#panel_01";
function fade(panel) {
    $(current_panel).hide();
    $(panel).fadeIn("slow");
    current_panel = panel;
}