function slideSwitch() {
	    var $active = $('#slideshow DIV.active');

	    if ( $active.length == 0 ) $active = $('#slideshow DIV:last');

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

	    // uncomment below to pull the divs randomly
	    // 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()", 3000 );
	});