function slideSwitch() {

  var $tweentime = 500;
  $lastactive = $('#homeslide .active');
  $next = $('#homeslide .active + .homeslideimg');
  if(!($next).length){
    $next = $('#homeslide .homeslideimg:first-child');
    $lastactive.css({'z-index':5});
  }
  $next.css({opacity: 0.0,'z-index':6}).addClass('active').animate({opacity: 1.0}, $tweentime, function() {
    $lastactive.css({opacity: 0.0,'z-index':5}).removeClass('active');
  });
    
}

$(function() {
  var $tweentime = 500;
  $('#homeslide .homeslideimg:first-child')
    .addClass('active').animate({opacity: 1.0}, $tweentime, function() { });
  setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 5000 );
});