
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()',12000);
	
}

function rotate() {	
	//Get the first image
	var current = ($('div#rotator ul li.show')?  $('div#rotator ul li.show') : $('div#rotator ul li:first'));
	
	if (current.css('opacity') == 1)
	{
		//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);
		
		var rotatorUL = document.getElementById("rotator");
	    var myLists = rotatorUL.getElementsByTagName("li");
	    if(myLists.length>1)
	    {
		    //Hide the current image
		    current.animate({opacity: 0.0}, 1000)
		    .removeClass('show');
		}
	}
};

$(document).ready(function() {

  if ($('div#rotator').length) { // implies *not* zero
    //Load the slideshow
	theRotator();
  }
	
});
