/**
 *
 * Slideshow
 *
 **/
function slideSwitch() {
	
	$('#slides img').css("display", "block");
	
    var $active = $('#slides img.active');
 
    if ( $active.length == 0 ) $active = $('#slides img:last');
 
    // use this to pull random images
	/*
	var $sibs  = $active.siblings();
	var rndNum = Math.floor(Math.random() * $sibs.length );
	var $next  = $( $sibs[ rndNum ] )
		*/
	// use this to pull the images in the order they appear in the markup	
    var $next =  $active.next().length ? $active.next()
        : $('#slides img:first');
	
    $active.addClass('last-active');
 
    $next.css({opacity: 0.0})
        .addClass('active')
        .animate({opacity: 1.0}, 1000, function() {
            $active.removeClass('active last-active');
        });
}