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');
			$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()", 4000 );
		});