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()", 2500 );
	});