function thebanner() {
    $('div#banner ul li').css({ opacity: 0.0 });
    $('div#banner ul li:first').css({ opacity: 1.0 });
    setInterval('rotate()', 5000);
}

function rotate() {
    var current = ($('div#banner ul li.show') ? $('div#banner ul li.show') : $('div#banner ul li:first'));
    var next = ((current.next().length) ? ((current.next().hasClass('show')) ? $('div#banner ul li:first') : current.next()) : $('div#banner 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() {
    thebanner();
});