// JavaScript - Opens links in an external window in a standards compliant way
function externalLinks() {
 if (!document.getElementsByTagName) return;
 var anchors = document.getElementsByTagName("a");
 for (var i=0; i<anchors.length; i++) {
   var anchor = anchors[i];
   if (anchor.getAttribute("href") &&
       anchor.getAttribute("rel") == "external")
     anchor.target = "_blank";
 }
}
window.onload = externalLinks;

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}, 2000, function() {
            $active.removeClass('active last-active');
        });
}
$(function() {
    setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 5000 );
});