function slideSwitch() {
	    var $active = $('#slideshow IMG.active');
	
	    if ( $active.length == 0 ) $active = $('#slideshow IMG:last');
	
	    // use this to pull the images in the order they appear in the markup
	    var $next =  $active.next().length ? $active.next()
	        : $('#slideshow 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');
	        });
	}
	
	$(function() {
	    setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 7000 );
	});
	

	function slideSwitch2() {
		    var $active = $('#slideshow2 IMG.active');
		
		    if ( $active.length == 0 ) $active = $('#slideshow2 IMG:last');
		
		    // use this to pull the images in the order they appear in the markup
		    var $next =  $active.next().length ? $active.next()
		        : $('#slideshow2 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');
		        });
		}
		
		$(function() {
		    setInterval( "slideSwitch2()", 7200 );
		});
		
		
		function slideSwitch3() {
			    var $active = $('#slideshow3 IMG.active');
			
			    if ( $active.length == 0 ) $active = $('#slideshow3 IMG:last');
			
			    // use this to pull the images in the order they appear in the markup
			    var $next =  $active.next().length ? $active.next()
			        : $('#slideshow3 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');
			        });
			}
			
			$(function() {
			    setInterval( "slideSwitch3()", 7400 );
			});