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, 7000 = change to next image after 6 seconds
        setInterval('rotate()',7000);
        
}

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');
        
};

$(document).ready(function() {          
        //Load the slideshow
        theRotator();
});