function slideSwitch() {
    var $active = $('#slideshow IMG.active');
    if ( $active.length == 0 ) $active = $('#slideshow IMG:last');

    var $next =  $active.next().length ? $active.next()
        : $('#slideshow IMG:first');
    $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()", 5000 );
});


var headline_count;
var current_headline=0;

$(document).ready(function(){
  headline_count = $("div.headline").size();
  $("div.headline:eq("+current_headline+")").css('top', '5px');
  setInterval(headline_rotate,6000); //time in milliseconds
});

function headline_rotate() {
  old_headline = current_headline % headline_count;
  new_headline = ++current_headline % headline_count;
  $("div.headline:eq(" + old_headline + ")").css('top', '210px');
  $("div.headline:eq(" + new_headline + ")").show().animate({top: 5},"slow");     
}