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

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

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