var index = {
	init: function(){
		
	},
	index: function(){
		setInterval( "index.slideSwitch()", 3000 );
	},
	slideSwitch: function(){
		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');
		});
	}
};