$(document).ready(function(){
$('#slideshow IMG').css({opacity: 0.0});
$('#slideshow IMG:first').css({opacity: 1.0});
 setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 5000 );
});

function slideSwitch() {
    var $active = $('#slideshow IMG.active');

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

    var $next =  $active.next().length ? $active.next()
        : $('#slideshow IMG:first');

    $active.addClass('last-active');
	
	
    $next.css({opacity: 0.0})
        .addClass('active')
        .animate({opacity: 1.0}, 1000, function() {
            $active.removeClass('active last-active');
			$active.animate({opacity: 0.0}, 1000);
        });
		
}