jQuery.fn.splashimages = function(settings) {
	settings = jQuery.extend({
				delay: 7000,
				images: [
					'img/splash/RTC-register-withlogo-960x360-5-9-2011NoText.jpg'
					, 'img/splash/leaderboard-noText.jpg'
					, 'img/splash/RTC-TimeSq_960x360-5-6-2011-noText.jpg'
					, 'img/splash/DR_ROI-960x360-noText.jpg'
				],
				withwords: [
					'img/splash/RTC-register-withlogo-960x360-5-9-2011.jpg'
					, 'img/splash/leaderboard.jpg'
					, 'img/splash/RTC-TimeSq_960x360-5-6-2011.jpg'
					, 'img/splash/DR_ROI-960x360-words.jpg'
				],
				contents: [
					{"text":"Keeping Stores\nHealthy and Profitable", "style":"position:absolute; background:transparent; font-weight:none; font-size:25pt; color:#fff; text-align:left; right:0px; top:100px; padding:5px 30px 5px 5px;"}
					, {"text":"RIS LeaderBoard\nRanks RTC #3 in R.O.I", "style":"position:absolute; background:white; font-size:19pt; color:#444444; right:0px; top:50px; padding:5px 20px 5px 5px;"}
					, {"text":"Running Retail in New York for over 21 years", "style":"position:absolute; background:transparent; font-size:25pt; color:#fff; left:0px; top:35px; padding:5px 0 5px 0; width:100%;"}
					, {"text":"Running Retail in New York for over 21 years", "style":"position:absolute; background:transparent; font-size:25pt; color:#fff; left:0px; top:35px; padding:5px 0 5px 0; width:100%;"}
				],
				href: [
					'products/in-store'
					, 'about/why-rtc'
					, 'about/'
					, 'news/latest/4'
				],
				clickimg: [
					false
					, false
					, false
					, true
				]
			}, settings);
	
	var loaded = 0;
	var cache = [];
	var span = [];
	var current = 0;
	var $splash = $(this).find('.ani');
	var $splashwords = $(this).find('.wrd');
	var $learn = $('<span id="learnmore" style="position:absolute; background-image:url(http://' + window.location.hostname + '/img/splash/learn-off.png); cursor:pointer; bottom:50px; right:15px; width:126px; height:31px; z-index:3;"></span>');
	//var $learn = $('<span id="learnmore" style="position:absolute; background:transparent; cursor:pointer; bottom:50px; right:15px; width:135px; height:40px; z-index:3;"><img src="img/splash/learn-off-test.png" width="135px" height="40px" /></span>');
	var $dots = [];
	var timer = null;
	var forcewait = false;
	
	var addevents = function(obj) {
		timer = setTimeout(function() {
			current = (current + 1) % settings.images.length;
			showimage(obj);
			addevents(obj);
		}, settings.delay);
	};
	
	var preload = function() {
		for (var i in settings.images) {
			var loadImage = $('<img/>');
			loadImage.attr({src: 'http://' + window.location.hostname + '/' + settings.images[i]});
			cache.push(loadImage);
			span.push($('<span class="content" style="' + settings.contents[i].style + '">' + settings.contents[i].text.replace(/\n/i, '<br />') + '</span>'));
			span[i].css({opacity:0});
			
			$(document).queue("imageCount", function() {
				loaded++;
				//when all images are loaded
				if (loaded == settings.images.length)
					$(document).dequeue("imagesReady");
			});
		}
		for (var i in settings.withwords) {
			var loadImage = $('<img/>');
			loadImage.attr({src: 'http://' + window.location.hostname + '/' + settings.withwords[i]});
			cache.push(loadImage);
		}
		
		$learn.fadeTo(1, 0);
		$learn.bind('click', function() {
			window.location = $(this).attr('class');
		});
		$learn.hover(
			function () {
				$(this).css({backgroundImage: "url('http://" + window.location.hostname + "/img/splash/learn-on.png')"});
			}, function () {
				$(this).css({backgroundImage: "url('http://" + window.location.hostname + "/img/splash/learn-off.png')"});
			}
		);
	};//preload
	
	var navigate = function(obj) {
		var $navbar = $(obj).find('.navbar');
		$navbar.css({
			backgroundImage: "url('http://" + window.location.hostname + "/img/splash/navbar.png')"
			, backgroundRepeat: 'repeat-x'
			//, bottom: $.browser.msie ? -$(obj).height() + 'px' : 0
		});
		
		//thumbnail of each slides
		for (var i in settings.images) {
			var $span = $('<span>&#8226;</span>');
			$span = $('<img src="' + cache[i].attr('src') + '" width="45" height="24" border="2px solid white" align="bottom" style="top:3px; border-radius:4px; -moz-border-radius:4px; -webkit-border-radius:4px;" />');
			$dots.push($span); //&#8226; = •
			//$dots[i].attr({id: i}).css({margin: '0 15px 0 0', cursor: 'pointer'}); //crashes in IE
			$dots[i][0].id =  i
			$dots[i][0].style.margin = '0 15px 0 0';
			$dots[i][0].style.cursor = 'pointer';
			//bind events
			$dots[i].bind('click', function(e) {
				clearTimeout(timer);
				current = parseInt($(this).attr('id'));
				showimage(obj);
				addevents(obj);
			});
			$navbar.append($dots[i]);
			
			$span.load(function() {
				$(document).dequeue("imageCount");
			});
		}
		
		$(obj).find('#learnmore').replaceWith($learn);
	};//navigate
	
	var showimage = function(obj) {
		var ftime = 300;
		setTimeout(function() {
			//only use when using actual text instead of image embedded with words
			//$(obj).find('.content').fadeTo(ftime, 0);
			$splashwords.fadeTo(ftime, 0);
			$splashwords.css({backgroundImage: 'url( )'});
			$learn.fadeTo(ftime, 0);
			
			if ($('#entire').length > 0)
				$('#entire').remove();
			
			$splash.fadeTo(ftime, 0.15, function() {
				$(this).css({backgroundImage: 'url( )'});
				$(this).css({backgroundImage: "url('" + cache[current].attr('src') + "')"});//.fadeTo(ftime, 1);
				//$(this).css('background-image', 'url(' + cache[current].attr('src') + ')').fadeTo(ftime, 1);
				//$(this)[0].style.backgroundImage = 'url(' + cache[current].attr('src') + ')';
				
				$(this).fadeTo(ftime, 1);
				embedcontent2(obj);
			});
			
			update();
		}, 100);
	};//showimage
	
	var embedcontent = function(obj) {
		var ftime = 500;
		setTimeout(function() {
			if ($(obj).find('.content').length == 0)
				$learn.before(span[current]);
			else
				$(obj).find('.content').replaceWith(span[current]);
			$(obj).find('.content').fadeTo(ftime, .8);
			
			
		}, 300);
	};//embedcontent
	
	var embedcontent2 = function(obj) {
		var ftime = 500;
		setTimeout(function() {
			$splashwords.fadeTo(ftime, 0.15, function() {
				$(this).css({backgroundImage: 'url(' + cache[current + settings.images.length].attr('src') + ')'});
				$(this).fadeTo(ftime, 1);
				
				if ($(obj).find('.content').length == 0)
					$learn.before(span[current]);
				
				if (settings.clickimg[current])
					$(this).append($('<a id="entire" href="http://' + window.location.hostname + '/' + settings.href[current] + '"><img width="960px" height="265px" src="http://' + window.location.hostname + '/img/transparent.png" /></a>'));
				else
					$learn.attr('class', 'http://' + window.location.hostname + '/' + settings.href[current]).fadeTo(ftime - 100, 1);
				
			});
		}, 300);
	};//embedcontent
	
	var update = function() {
		//updates the dots in the navbar
		for (var i in settings.images)
			if (i == current)
				$dots[i].css({color: '#3F89C3', borderColor: '#3F89C3'});
			else
				$dots[i].css({color: '#CCCCCC', borderColor: '#CCCCCC'});
	};//update
	
	$(this).each(function() {
		$(document).queue("imagesReady", function() {
			showimage(this);
			addevents(this);
		});
		
		preload();
		navigate(this);
	});
};//splashimages