function slideSwitch() {
		var $active = $('#slideswitch IMG.active');
	
		if ( $active.length == 0 ) $active = $('#slideswitch IMG:last');
	
		// use this to pull the images in the order they appear in the markup
		var $next =  $active.next().length ? $active.next()
			: $('#slideswitch 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');
			});
	}