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

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

		// use this to pull the images in the order they appear in the markup
		var $next =  $active.next().length ? $active.next()
		    : $('.slider IMG:first');
		$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()", 4000 );
	});