var curSlide = 1;
var firstSlide = 1;

function doSlideShow() 
{

	var elemSlides = $('#banner IMG');
	var numSlides = $('#banner IMG').length;
	//var elemDebug = $('#debug');
	
	//
	var sibs = elemSlides.siblings();
	var elemActive = $(sibs[curSlide]);
	
	if (curSlide == firstSlide)
	{
		elemActive.addClass('active');
		elemActive.removeClass('first');
	}
	
	// 				
	curSlide++;			
	if (curSlide >= numSlides)
		curSlide = firstSlide;

	// 
	var date = new Date();
	date.setTime(date.getTime() + (3 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000));
	$.cookie('banner_slide', curSlide, { path: '/', expires: date });
					
	// 
	var elemNext = $(sibs[curSlide]);
	
	//	
	if (curSlide == firstSlide)
		elemNext.addClass('first');
	else
		elemNext.addClass('active');
	
	elemNext.css({'opacity': 0.0});
	elemNext.animate({'opacity': 1.0}, 1000, function() 
		{
			elemActive.removeClass('active first');

		});
	
	// 
	//elemDebug.html(curSlide + " of " + (sibs.length - 1));
	
}

$(function() 
{
	setInterval( "doSlideShow()", 6000 );
});