/*** 
            Simple jQuery Slideshow Script
        ***/
        
        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 );
    });