function theRotator() {
    //Set the opacity of all images to 0
    $('.rotator img').css({opacity: 0.0});
    
    //Get the first image and display it (gets set to full opacity)
    $('.rotator img:first').css({opacity: 1.0});
    
    //Call the rotator function to run the slideshow, 6000 = change to next image after 6 seconds
    setInterval('rotate()',6000);
}

function rotate() {	
    //Get the first image
    var current = ($('.rotator img.show')?  $('.rotator img.show') : $('.rotator img:first'));

    if ( current.length == 0 ) current = $('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')) ? $('.rotator img:first') :current.next()) : $('.rotator img:first'));

    //Un-comment the 3 lines below to get the images in random order	
    //var sibs = current.siblings();	
    //var rndNum = Math.floor(Math.random() * sibs.length );
    //var next = $( sibs[ rndNum ] );

    //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');
};