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);
});