var timeout    = 500;
    var closetimer = 0;
    var ddmenuitem = 0;
 
    function ddmenu_open(){
        ddmenu_canceltimer();
           ddmenu_close();
           ddmenuitem = $(this).find('ul').css('visibility', 'visible');
    }
 
    function ddmenu_close(){
        if(ddmenuitem) ddmenuitem.css('visibility', 'hidden');
    }
 
    function ddmenu_timer(){
        closetimer = window.setTimeout(ddmenu_close, timeout);
    }
 
    function ddmenu_canceltimer(){
        if(closetimer){
            window.clearTimeout(closetimer);
                closetimer = null;
    }}
 
    $(document).ready(function(){
        $('#ddmenu > li').bind('mouseover', ddmenu_open)
        $('#ddmenu > li').bind('mouseout',  ddmenu_timer)
    });
 
    document.onclick = ddmenu_close;
	

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

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

    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');
        });
}

var playSlideshow =  setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 4000 );

$(function() {
	$('#slideshow a').hover(
	function() {
    	clearInterval(playSlideshow);
	},
	function() {
    	playSlideshow =  setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 4000 );
	}
	);
});
//This function is used to just run the slide show
//$(function() {
//    setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 5000 );
//});