var secondsBetweenSwaps = 5;
	var speedOfFade = 1*1000;
	var homepageImages = new Array(
				"widebanner_2.gif",
				"widebanner_1.gif",
				"widebanner_4.gif",
				"widebanner_3.gif"
			);
	function randOrd(){
		return (Math.round(Math.random())-0.5);
	} 
	//homepageImages.sort(randOrd);
	
	var alternate = false;
	function backgroundImageSwitch() {
		if (alternate) {
			$("#otherImage").fadeTo(speedOfFade,.01);
			$("#otherOtherImage").fadeTo(speedOfFade,1,changeImage($("#otherOtherImage")));
			alternate = false;
		} else {
			$("#otherImage").fadeTo(speedOfFade,1,changeImage($("#otherImage")));
			$("#otherOtherImage").fadeTo(speedOfFade,.01);
			alternate = true;
		}
	}
	
	var currentSpot = 1;
	function changeImage(holder) {
		holder.css("display","block");
		holder.css("background-image",'url(../images/'+homepageImages[currentSpot]+')');
		setTimeout(backgroundImageSwitch,  secondsBetweenSwaps* 1000);
		if (currentSpot == homepageImages.length-1) {
			currentSpot = 0;
		} else {
			currentSpot ++;
		}
	}
	
	
	$(document).ready(function(){
		$("#otherOtherImage").css("background-image",'url(../images/'+homepageImages[0]+')');
		$("#otherImage").css("background-image",'url(../images/'+homepageImages[1]+')');
		
		
		//preload Home header images;
		for(i=0;i<homepageImages.length;i++)
		{
			var imgLoadCount = 0;
			var img = new Image();
			
			$(img).load(function(){
				if(imgLoadCount == homepageImages.length-1)
				{
					setTimeout(backgroundImageSwitch, secondsBetweenSwaps * 1000);
				}
				else{
					imgLoadCount++
				}
			}).attr('src','../images/'+homepageImages[i])
		}
	});