function bannerSwitcher(){
    var active = $(".banners .banner.active");
    if(active.length == 0){
        active = $(".banners .banner:last");        
    }
    
    var next = active.next().length ? active.next() : $('.banners .banner:first');    
    
    //var siblings = active.siblings();
    //var random = Math.floor( Math.random() * siblings.length );
    //var $next  = $( $sibs[ rndNum ] );
    
    active.addClass('last-active');
   
    active.fadeOut('2000').removeClass('active last-active');
    next.fadeIn('2000');
    next.addClass('active');
    
}

$(document).ready(function(){
    $(".banners .banner").not(".active").hide();
    $( function(){setInterval("bannerSwitcher()", 5000)});
    
    $('.release').hover(function(){
        $('.release').not(this).stop().animate({opacity: '0.4'}, 'fast');
    }, function(){
        $('.release').stop().animate({opacity: '1'}, 'fast'); 
    }); 
    
});