var $b = jQuery.noConflict();
     
     // Use jQuery via $b(...)


/*** 
    Simple jQuery Slideshow Script
    Released by Jon Raasch (jonraasch.com) under FreeBSD license: free to use or modify, not responsible for anything, etc.  Please link out to me if you like it :)
***/

function slideSwitch_banner() {
    var $bactive = $b('#slideshow-banner IMG.active');

    if ( $bactive.length == 0 ) $bactive = $b('#slideshow-banner IMG:last');

    // use this to pull the images in the order they appear in the markup
    var $bnext =  $bactive.next().length ? $bactive.next()
        : $b('#slideshow-banner 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 ] );


    $bactive.addClass('last-active');

    $bnext.css({opacity: 0.0})
        .addClass('active')
        .animate({opacity: 1.0}, 1000, function() {
            $bactive.removeClass('active last-active');
        });
}

$b(function() {
    setInterval( "slideSwitch_banner()", 5000 );
});