/*StickyFlat
**************************************************************/
			$.fn.stickyfloat = function(options, lockBottom) {
				var $obj 				= this;
				var parentPaddingTop 	= parseInt($obj.parent().css('padding-top'));
				var startOffset 		= $obj.parent().offset().top;
				var opts 				= $.extend({ startOffset: startOffset, offsetY: parentPaddingTop, duration: 200, lockBottom:true }, options);
				
				$obj.css({ position: 'absolute' });
				
				if(opts.lockBottom){
					var bottomPos = $obj.parent().height() - $obj.height() + parentPaddingTop; //get the maximum scrollTop value
					if( bottomPos < 0 )
						bottomPos = 0;
				}
				
				$(window).scroll(function () { 
					$obj.stop(); // stop all calculations on scroll event

					var pastStartOffset			= $(document).scrollTop() > opts.startOffset;	// check if the window was scrolled down more than the start offset declared.
					var objFartherThanTopPos	= $obj.offset().top > startOffset;	// check if the object is at it's top position (starting point)
					var objBiggerThanWindow 	= $obj.outerHeight() < $(window).height();	// if the window size is smaller than the Obj size, then do not animate.
					
					// if window scrolled down more than startOffset OR obj position is greater than
					// the top position possible (+ offsetY) AND window size must be bigger than Obj size
					if( (pastStartOffset || objFartherThanTopPos) && objBiggerThanWindow ){ 
						var newpos = ($(document).scrollTop() -startOffset + opts.offsetY );
						if ( newpos > bottomPos )
							newpos = bottomPos;
						if ( $(document).scrollTop() < opts.startOffset ) // if window scrolled < starting offset, then reset Obj position (opts.offsetY);
							newpos = parentPaddingTop;
			
						$obj.animate({ top: newpos }, opts.duration );
					}
				});
			};
		

/*Simple jQuery billboard Script
**************************************************/

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

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

    // use this to pull the images in the order they appear in the markup
    var $next =  $active.next().length ? $active.next()
        : $('#billboard IMG:first');

    // 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 );
});