$(document).ready(function(){
	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');
	        });
	}

	setInterval(slideSwitch, 3000 );

});