var varTimerSpeed;
var varTimerInterval;

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

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

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

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

    $next.css({opacity: 0.0})
        .addClass('active')
        .animate({opacity: 1.0}, 1000, function() {
            $active.removeClass('active last-active');
        });
}

$(function() {
    varTimerSpeed = 10000;

	varTimerInterval = setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 10000 );

});

function switchToSlide(obj) {

clearInterval(varTimerInterval);

    var $active = $('#slideshow DIV.active');

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

if (obj == 1) {
    $('#wips').css({opacity: 0.0})
        .addClass('active')        
        .animate({opacity: 1.0}, 1000, function() {
            $active.removeClass('active last-active');
        });
}

if (obj == 2) {
    $('#cloud').css({opacity: 0.0})
        .addClass('active')
        .animate({opacity: 1.0}, 1000, function() {
            $active.removeClass('active last-active');
        });
}

if (obj == 3) {
    $('#pci').css({opacity: 0.0})
        .addClass('active')
        .animate({opacity: 1.0}, 1000, function() {
            $active.removeClass('active last-active');
        });
}

	varTimerInterval = setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 10000 );
}