function slideSwitch() {
	jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
		var $active_slider = $('#slideshow IMG.active');

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

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

		// uncomment the 3 lines below to pull the images in random order
		
		// var $sibs  = $active_slider.siblings();
		// var rndNum = Math.floor(Math.random() * $sibs.length );
		// var $next  = $( $sibs[ rndNum ] );


		$active_slider.addClass('last-active');

		$next.css({opacity: 0.0})
			.addClass('active')
			.animate({opacity: 1.0}, 1000, function() {
				$active_slider.removeClass('active last-active');
			});
	});	
}

$(function() {
    setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 8000 );
});