function slideSwitch(switchSpeed) {

    var $active = $('#slideshow a.active');

    

    if ( $active.length == 0 ) $active = $('#slideshow a:last');



    var $next =  $active.next('a').length ? $active.next('a')

       : $('#slideshow a:first');



    /*

    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}, switchSpeed, function() {

            $active.removeClass('active last-active');

        });

}



$(function() {

    setInterval ( "slideSwitch(2000)", 3500 );    

});