var $j = jQuery.noConflict();

function theRotator() {
    //Set the opacity of all images to 0
    $j('div.rotator ul li').css({ opacity: 0.0 });
    //Get the first image and display it (gets set to full opacity)
    $j('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()', 6000);
}

function rotate() {
    //Get the first image
    var current = ($j('div.rotator ul li.show') ? $j('div.rotator ul li.show') : $j('div.rotator ul li:first'));
    if (current.length == 0) current = $j('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')) ? $j('div.rotator ul li:first') : current.next()) : $j('div.rotator ul li: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 = $j( 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');

};

$j(document).ready(function () {
    //Load the slideshow
    theRotator();
    $j('div.rotator').fadeIn(1000);
    $j('div.rotator ul li').fadeIn(1000); // tweek for IE
});