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 2.5 seconds
    setInterval('rotate()', 2500);

}

function rotate() {

    $('div.rotator').each(function (index, el) {
        //Get the first image
        var current = ($('ul li.show', this) ? $('ul li.show', this) : $('ul li:first', this));

        //Get next image, when it reaches the end, rotate it back to the first image
        var next = ((current.next().length) ? ((current.next().hasClass('show')) ? $('ul li:first', this) : current.next()) : $('li:first', this));

        //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();
});