//SLIDE SHOW/////////////////////////////////////////////////
function slideSwitch() {
    var $active = $('#slides IMG.active');
	
	if ( $('#slides IMG').length == 1 ) return;

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

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

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

    $next.css({opacity: 0.0})
        .addClass('active')
        .animate({opacity: 1.0}, 2000, function() {$active.removeClass('active last-active');});
}

$(function() {
    setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 15000 );
});

//DROP DOWN/////////////////////////////////////////////////
var t = 0;

function dropDownMenu($state)	{
		var $menu = $('#dropdown');
		
		if ( $state == 'open' && menu_on == 1 ) clearTimeout(t);
		
		if ( $state == 'open' && menu_on == 0 )		{
				$menu.css({height: 0, opacity: 0.5})
					.animate({height: 200, opacity: 0.95}, 1500, function() {});
				menu_on = 1;
			}

		if ( $state == 'close' && menu_on == 1 )	{
				clearTimeout(t);
				t = setTimeout(function()	{
											$menu.css({height: 200, opacity: 0.95})
												.animate({height: 0, opacity: 0.5}, 1500, function() {});
											menu_on = 0;
											clearTimeout(t);					
								}, 2000);
		}
}