function redirecterSlideSwitch() {
    if ($(".redirecter-slide-show > div").length > 1) {
        var $active = $('.redirecter-slide-show div.rss-active');

        if ($active.length == 0) $active = $('.redirecter-slide-show div:last');

        // use this to pull the images in the order they appear in the markup
        var $next = $active.next().length ? $active.next()
        : $('.redirecter-slide-show div: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('rss-last-active');

        $next.css({ opacity: 0.0 })
        .css('display', '')
        .addClass('rss-active')
        .animate({ opacity: 1.0 }, 1000, function() {
            $active.css('display', 'none')
            .removeClass('rss-active rss-last-active');
        });
    }
}