function slideShow(speed) {

    //Set the opacity of all images to 0
    $('ul.slideshow li').css({ opacity: 0.0 });

    //Get the first image and display it (set it to full opacity)
    $('ul.slideshow li:first').css({ opacity: 1.0 });
    $('ul.slideshow li:first').addClass('show');

    //Call the gallery function to run the slideshow	
    var timer = setInterval('gallery()', speed);

    //pause the slideshow on mouse over
    $('ul.slideshow').hover(
		function() {
		    clearInterval(timer);
		},
		function() {
		    timer = setInterval('gallery()', speed);
		}
	);

}

function gallery() {


    //if no IMGs have the show class, grab the first image
    var current = ($('ul.slideshow li.show') ? $('ul.slideshow li.show') : $('#ul.slideshow li:first'));

    //Get next image, if it reached the end of the slideshow, rotate it back to the first image
    var next = ((current.next().length) ? current.next() : $('ul.slideshow li:first'));

    //Set the fade in effect for the next image, show class has higher z-index
    next.css({ opacity: 0.0 }).addClass('show').animate({ opacity: 1.0 }, 1000);

    //Hide the current image
    current.animate({ opacity: 0.0 }, 1000).removeClass('show');

}