function slideSwitch() {
var $active = $('#slideshow div.active');
if ( $active.length == 0 )
$active = $('#slideshow div:last');
var $next = $active.next().length ? $active.next()
: $('#slideshow div: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')
.animate({opacity : 0.0}, 1000);
$next.css({opacity: 0.0})
.addClass('active')
.animate({opacity: 1.0}, 1000, function() {
$active.removeClass('active last-active');
});
}

$(function() {
    setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 3000 );
});