function slideSwitch() {
    var $active = $('#banner img.active');

    if ( $active.length == 0 ) $active = $('#banner img:last');

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

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

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


$(function() {
	$('#banner img:eq(0)').addClass('active');
	if($('#banner img').length > 1){
		setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 5000 );
	}

	$('.jumpoff:odd').addClass('alternative');
	
	setTimeout(function() { $('#popup').fadeIn('slow') }, 1500);
	
	$('#closeLink').click(function() {
		$('#popup').fadeOut('fast');
	});
	
});