//  MENU                ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    var timeout     = 200;
    var closetimer  = 0;
    var ddmenuitem  = 0;
    function menu_open(){
       menu_canceltimer();
       menu_close();
       ddmenuitem = $(this).find('ul').eq(0).css('visibility', 'visible');
    }
    function menu_close(){
       if(ddmenuitem) ddmenuitem.css('visibility', 'hidden');
    }
    function menu_timer(){
       closetimer = window.setTimeout(menu_close, timeout);
    }
    function menu_canceltimer(){
       if(closetimer){
          window.clearTimeout(closetimer);
          closetimer = null;
       }
    }


$(document).ready(function(){
        $('#menu > li').bind('mouseover', menu_open);
        $('#menu > li').bind('mouseout',  menu_timer);

$().piroBox({
      my_speed: 300, //animation speed
      bg_alpha: 0.5, //background opacity
      slideShow : true, // true == slideshow on, false == slideshow off
      slideSpeed : 3, //slideshow
      close_all : '.piro_close' // add class .piro_overlay(with comma)if you want overlay click close piroBox
      });


});;


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

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


    // 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');
        });
}

$(function() {
    setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 5000 );
});