function theRotator() {
$('div#pictures ul li').css({opacity: 0.0});
$('div#pictures ul li:first').css({opacity: 1.0});
setInterval('rotate()',6000);
}

function rotate() {
var current = ($('div#pictures ul li.show')? $('div#pictures ul li.show') : $('div#pictures ul li:first'));
if ( current.length == 0 ) current = $('div#pictures ul li:first');
var next = ((current.next().length) ? ((current.next().hasClass('show')) ? $('div#pictures ul li:first') :current.next()) : $('div#pictures ul li:first'));
next.css({opacity: 0.0})
.addClass('show')
.animate({opacity: 1.0}, 1000);
current.animate({opacity: 0.0}, 1000)
.removeClass('show');
};

$(document).ready(function() {
theRotator();
$('div#pictures').fadeIn(1000);
$('div#pictures ul li').fadeIn(1000);
});