var slide_count = 0;
var initial_slides = 3
var total_slides = 10;
var slide_width = 312;
var anim_speed = 800;
$(document).ready(function(){
	
	total_slides = total_slides - initial_slides;
	setupFeaturedSlider();
	setupSlideShow();
	
}); //end ready


var num_banners;
var timer;
var anim_speed = 1000;
var pause_speed = 8000;
var first_load = true;
function setupSlideShow()
{
	stackBanners();
	$("#banners img").hide();
	$("#banners img:first").show();
	timer = setTimeout("startSlideShow()", pause_speed);
	
}//end setupSlideShow


var stack_top = 0;
var stack_bottom = -20;
function stackBanners()
{
	var c = -1;
	$("#banners img").each(function(e){
		$(this).css("z-index", c);
		c--;
	});
}



function startSlideShow()
{
	if(first_load == true)
	{
		$("#banners img").show();
		first_load = false;
	}
	
	$active_banner = $("#banners img.active");
	
	if( $active_banner.hasClass("first") )
	{
		$("#banners img").each(function(){ $(this).show(); });
		$("#banners img:last").css("z-index", stack_bottom);
	}
	
	
	if( $active_banner.next("img").length == 1 ) 
	{
		$next_banner = $active_banner.next("img");
		
	}else{
		
		$next_banner = $("#banners img:first");

		stackBanners();
		
		$next_banner.show();
		
		$active_banner.css("z-index", stack_top);
		
	}//end if else
		

	$active_banner.fadeOut(anim_speed, function(){
		$next_banner.addClass("active")
		$active_banner.removeClass("active");
		timer = setTimeout("startSlideShow()", pause_speed);
	});
	
}//end startSlideShow



function setupFeaturedSlider()
{
	$("#arrow_left").click(function(e){
		e.preventDefault();
		
		if(slide_count > 0)
		{
			$("#featured_slider_ul").animate({ left : '+='+slide_width+'px'}, anim_speed);
			slide_count -= 1;
		}
		else
		{
			return;
		}
		
	});//end arrow_left.click
	
	$("#arrow_right").click(function(e){
		e.preventDefault();
		
		if(slide_count < total_slides)
		{
			$("#featured_slider_ul").animate({ left : '-='+slide_width+'px'}, anim_speed);
			slide_count += 1;
		}
		else
		{
			return;
		}
		
	});//end arrow_left.click
	
}//end setupFeaturedSlider