function theRotator() {

// Set the opacity of all images to 0

    $('div#rotator ul li').css({opacity: 0.0});

//Get the first image and display it (gets set to full opacity)

	$('div#rotator ul li:first').css({opacity: 1.0});

//Call the rotator function to run the slideshow, 6000 = change to next image after 6 seconds

	setInterval('rotate()',3000);

}

function rotate() {	

// Get the first image

	var current = ($('div#rotator ul li.show')?  $('div#rotator ul li.show') : $('div#rotator ul li:first'));

// Get next image, when it reaches the end, rotate it back to the first image

	var next = ((current.next().length) ? ((current.next().hasClass('show')) ? $('div#rotator ul li:first') :current.next()) : $('div#rotator ul li:first'));	

// Set the fade in effect for the next image, the 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');

};