/* ##### START: WHI-Script ##### */

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');
  
  // 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');
    })
  ;
}



/* ##### END: WHI-Script ##### */