/*** 
   Simple jQuery Slideshow Script
   Released by Jon Raasch (jonraasch.com) under FreeBSD license: free to use or modify, not responsible for anything, etc. http://jonraasch.com
***/
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()", 3000 );
});