// Slides
$(function(){
	var slide = $('.slider1');
	curSlide = 1;
	function advanceSlide(){
		// find next slide
		curSlide = curSlide + 1;
		if(curSlide > 3){ curSlide = 1; };
		
		// do the swapping
		slide.fadeTo(300, 0, function(){
			slide.attr('class', 'slider' + curSlide);
			slide.fadeTo(300, 1);
		});
	}
	
	slide.find('a.slide').click(function(){
		advanceSlide();
		if(slideInterval){
			clearInterval(slideInterval);
		}
		return false;
	});
	
	var slideInterval =  setInterval(advanceSlide, 8000);
	
	//preload the slide images
	IM_preloadImages(templateUrl + '/images/template/images/slide2.jpg', templateUrl + '/images/template/images/slide3.jpg');
});