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

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


    var $next =  $active.next().length ? $active.next()
        : $('div.slideshow img: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: 2.0}, 2000, function() {
            $active.removeClass('active last-active');
        });
}

$(function() {
    setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 4000 );
});


var $sibs  = $active.siblings();
var rndNum = Math.floor(Math.random() * $sibs.length );
var $next  = $( $sibs[ rndNum ] );