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 );
		});