function theRotator() {
    $('div.rotator ul li').css({ opacity: 0.0 });

    $('div.rotator ul li:first').css({ opacity: 1.0 });



    setInterval('rotate()', 9000);

}

function rotate() {
    var current = ($('div.rotator ul li.show') ? $('div.rotator ul li.show') : $('div.rotator ul li:first'));

    if (current.length == 0) current = $('div.rotator ul li:first');

    var next = ((current.next().length) ? ((current.next().hasClass('show')) ? $('div.rotator ul li:first') : current.next()) : $('div.rotator ul li:first'));


    var sibs = current.siblings();
    var rndNum = Math.floor(Math.random() * sibs.length );
    var next = $( sibs[ rndNum ] );


    next.css({ opacity: 0.0 })
	.addClass('show')
	.animate({ opacity: 1.0 }, 1000);

    current.animate({ opacity: 0.0 }, 1000)
	.removeClass('show');

};