$(document).ready( function() {

	bannerRotator();
	
	$.preloadImages(
		"/images/home_banners/1.jpg",
		"/images/home_banners/2.jpg",
		"/images/home_banners/3.jpg",
		"/images/home_banners/4.jpg",
		"/images/home_banners/5.jpg"
	);
	
});

function bannerRotator() {
	$('.bb-banner').css({opacity: 0.0});
	$('.bb-banner:first').css({opacity: 1.0});
	setInterval('rotate()',7000);
}

function rotate() {	
	var current = ($('.bb-banner.active')?  $('.bb-banner.active') : $('.bb-banner:first'));
	var next = ((current.next().length) ? ((current.next().hasClass('active')) ? $('.bb-banner:first') :current.next()) : $('.bb-banner:first'));	
	
	next.css({opacity: 0.0})
	.addClass('active')
	.animate({opacity: 1.0}, 1000);

	current.animate({opacity: 0.0}, 1000)
	.removeClass('active');
};

$.preloadImages = function()
{
  for(var i = 0; i<arguments.length; i++)
  {
    $("<img>").attr("src", arguments[i]);
  }
}