/*** 
					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 = $('.feature_item.active');
					if ( $active.length == 0 ) $active = $('.feature_item:last');				// use this to pull the images in the order they appear in the markup
					var $next =  $active.next().length ? $active.next()
						: $('.feature_item: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}, 2000, function() {
							$active.removeClass('active last-active');
						});
				}
				$(function() {
					setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 6000 );
				});