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}, 1500, function() {
           		 $active.removeClass('active last-active');
       		 });
		}

	$(function() {
   	 setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 6000 );
	});