$.fn.reorder = function() {
 
  // random array sort from
  // http://javascript.about.com/library/blsort2.htm
  function randOrd() { return(Math.round(Math.random())-0.5); }
 
  return($(this).each(function() {
    var $this = $(this);
    var $children = $this.children();
    var childCount = $children.length;
 
    if (childCount > 1) {
      $children.remove();
 
      var indices = new Array();
      for (i=0;i<childCount;i++) { indices[indices.length] = i; }
      indices = indices.sort(randOrd);
      $.each(indices,function(j,k) { $this.append($children.eq(k)); });
 
    }
  }));
}

$(function(){

$('#gallery').reorder();

$('#gallery').cycle({ 
    fx		: 'fade', 
    speed	: 1500,
	timeout	: 4000,
	delay	: 0 ,
	random: 1 
 });

});