function slideSwitch() 
		{
				var $active = $('#piccontainer DIV.active');
			 
				if ( $active.length == 0 ) $active = $('#piccontainer DIV:last');
			 
				// use this to pull the divs in the order they appear in the markup
				var $next =  $active.next().length ? $active.next()
					: $('#piccontainer DIV:first');
			 
				// uncomment below to pull the divs randomly
				// 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}, 1000, function() {
						$active.removeClass('active last-active');
					});
			
		}
		
		
	

$(document).ready(function(){
	setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 8000 );
	// simple accordion
});