function slideSwitchNext() {
  var $selected = $('div.home_featured div.selected_slide');
  if ( $selected.length == 0 ) $selected = $('div.home_featured DIV:last');

  var $next =  $selected.next().length ? $selected.next()
      : $('div.home_featured DIV:first');

  $selected.addClass('last_selected');	
	
	$selected.animate({top:500}, 850, 'jswing', function() {		
	  $next.addClass('selected_slide')
		  .animate({top: 0}, 1000, 'jswing', function() {
		      $selected.removeClass('selected_slide last_selected');
		  });
	});		  
}	
		
$(document).ready(function() {

	$('.home_featured div.selected_slide').css({top: 0});
	
  $('#slide_next').click(function () {
  	slideSwitchNext();
  });
  		
});