jQuery(document).ready(function(){
	 
	 var imgArr = new Array( // relative paths of images
	 'templates/hot_destinations/images/bg1.jpg',
	 'templates/hot_destinations/images/bg2.jpg',
	 'templates/hot_destinations/images/bg3.jpg',
	 'templates/hot_destinations/images/bg4.jpg'
	 );
	 
	 var preloadArr = new Array();
	 var i;
	 
	 /* preload images */
	 for(i=0; i < imgArr.length; i++){
	 preloadArr[i] = new Image();
	 preloadArr[i].src = imgArr[i];
	 }
	 
	 var currImg = 0;
	 var intID = setInterval(changeImg, 10000);
	 
	 /* image rotator */
	 function changeImg(){		 
	 jQuery('#master-wrapper').animate({opacity: 0}, 2000, function(){
	 jQuery(this).css('background','url(' + preloadArr[currImg++%preloadArr.length].src +') fixed center');		 
	 }).animate({opacity: 1}, 2000);
	 }
	 jQuery('body').css('background','url(' + preloadArr[currImg++%preloadArr.length].src +') fixed center');
	 
});