/*** 
     Simple jQuery Slideshow Script
     Released by Jon Raasch (jonraasch.com) under FreeBSD license: free to use or modify, not responsible for anything, etc.  Please link out to me if you like it :)
 ***/
 
 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()", 7000 );
 });