function slideSwitch() {
    var $active = $('#slideshow DIV.active');

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

    // use this to pull the divs in the order they appear in the markup
    var $next =  $active.next().length ? $active.next()
        : $('#slideshow 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}, 500, function() {
            $active.removeClass('active last-active');
        });
}

function prevslideSwitch() {
    var $active = $('#slideshow DIV.active');

    if ( $active.length == 0 ) $active = $('#slideshow DIV:first');

    var $next = $active.prev().length ? $active.prev()
        : $('#slideshow DIV:last');

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

    $next.css({opacity: 0.0})
        .addClass('active')
        .animate({opacity: 1.0}, 500, function() {
            $active.removeClass('active last-active');
        });
}
var $fadetimer;

$(function() {
    $fadetimer = setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 2000 );
});


function slideAppl1() {
    var $active = $('#appl1407 DIV.active');

    if ( $active.length == 0 ) $active = $('#appl1407 DIV:last');
    var $next =  $active.next().length ? $active.next()
        : $('#appl1407 DIV:first');

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

    $next.css({opacity: 0.0})
        .addClass('active')
        .animate({opacity: 1.0}, 500, function() {
            $active.removeClass('active last-active');
        });
}

$(function() {
    $fadetimer = setInterval( "slideAppl1()", 2000 );
});

function slideAppl2() {
    var $active = $('#appl1405 DIV.active');

    if ( $active.length == 0 ) $active = $('#appl1405 DIV:last');
    var $next =  $active.next().length ? $active.next()
        : $('#appl1405 DIV:first');

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

    $next.css({opacity: 0.0})
        .addClass('active')
        .animate({opacity: 1.0}, 500, function() {
            $active.removeClass('active last-active');
        });
}

$(function() {
    $fadetimer = setInterval( "slideAppl2()", 2000 );
});

function slideAppl3() {
    var $active = $('#appl1403 DIV.active');

    if ( $active.length == 0 ) $active = $('#appl1403 DIV:last');
    var $next =  $active.next().length ? $active.next()
        : $('#appl1403 DIV:first');

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

    $next.css({opacity: 0.0})
        .addClass('active')
        .animate({opacity: 1.0}, 500, function() {
            $active.removeClass('active last-active');
        });
}

$(function() {
    $fadetimer = setInterval( "slideAppl3()", 2000 );
});