<!--// for images w/o links, replace all "a" instances with "img" //-->
function slideSwitch() {
    var $active = $('#slideshow a.active');

    if ( $active.length == 0 ) $active = $('#slideshow a:last');

    // use this to pull the images in the order they appear in the markup
    var $next =  $active.next().length ? $active.next()
        : $('#slideshow a: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');
        });
}

/*
// regular slide delay
$(function() {
    setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 3000 );
});
*/

// pause on hover
var playSlideshow = setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 5000 );
$(function() {
$('#slideshow').hover(function(){
clearInterval(playSlideshow);
}, function(){
playSlideshow = setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 5000 );
});
});

/*
// needed?
$(document).ready(function() {
    slideSwitch();
});
*/