jQuery.noConflict();

jQuery(document).ready(function() {

	var timer = false;

	function slideSwitch() {
	  var $active = jQuery('#slideshow DIV.active');
	
	  if ( $active.length == 0 ) $active = jQuery('#slideshow DIV:last');
	
	  // use this to pull the divs in the order they appear in the markup
	  var $next =  $active.next().length ? $active.next()
	    : jQuery('#slideshow DIV:first');
	
	  $active.addClass('last-active');
	
	  $next.css({opacity: 0.0})
	    .addClass('active')
	    .animate({opacity: 1.0}, 1000, function() {
	        $active.removeClass('active last-active');
	        rotateSlides();
	  });
	}
	
	function rotateSlides() {
		if(timer) window.clearTimeout(timer);
		timer = window.setTimeout(slideSwitch, 4000);
	}

	rotateSlides();
});