$.noConflict();

            /*** 
            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() {

                var $active = jQuery('#slideshow IMG.active');

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

                // use this to pull the images in the order they appear in the markup
                var $next = $active.next().length ? $active.next()
        : jQuery('#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 $next = jQuery($sibs[rndNum]);

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

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

            jQuery(function () {
                setInterval("slideSwitch()", 5000);
            });