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

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

    var $next =  $active.next().length ? $active.next()
        : $('#slideshow IMG:first');

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

    $next.css({opacity: 0.0})
        .addClass('active')
        .animate({opacity: 1.0}, 1500, function() {
            $active.removeClass('active last-active');
        });
}



$(function() {
	$('#slideshow IMG:first').addClass('active');
	setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 7000 );

	//open/close slides
    setTimeout( "openSlide1()",1000 );
	setTimeout( "closeSlide1()", 6000 );
	
	setTimeout( "openSlide2()",7000 );
	setTimeout( "closeSlide2()", 12000 );
	
	setTimeout( "openSlide3()",9000 );
	setTimeout( "closeSlide3()", 13000 );
	
	setTimeout( "openSlide4()",14000 );
	setTimeout( "closeSlide4()", 20000 );

	setTimeout( "openSlide5()", 21000 );
});


//open slide
function openSlide1(){
	$('.strip1').animate({
		opacity: 0.7,
		width:'990px'
	},500);
}

function openSlide2(){
	$('.strip2').animate({
		opacity: 0.7,
		width:'990px'
	},500);
}

function openSlide3(){
	$('.strip3').animate({
		opacity: 0.7,
		width:'990px'
	},1000);
}

function openSlide4(){
	$('.strip4').animate({
		opacity: 0.7,
		width:'990px'
	},500);
}

function openSlide5(){
	$('.strip5').animate({
		opacity: 1.0,
		width:'696px'			
	},1000);
	$('.strip5').animate({
		height:'406px'			
	},1000);
}






//close slide
function closeSlide1(){
	$('.strip1').animate({
		opacity: 0,
		width:'0px'
	},1000, function() {
	    $(this).hide();
	  });

	
}

function closeSlide2(){
	$('.strip2').animate({
		opacity: 0,
		width:'0px'
	},1000, function() {
	    $(this).hide();
	  });	
}

function closeSlide3(){
	$('.strip3').animate({
		opacity: 0,
		width:'0px'
	},1000, function() {
	    $(this).hide();
	  });	
}

function closeSlide4(){
	$('.strip4').animate({
		opacity: 0,
		width:'0px'
	},1000, function() {
	    $(this).hide();
	  });	
}